Canada to Repatriate Six Women, 13 Children From Syrian Detention, Lawyer Says

A general view of Karama camp for internally displaced Syrians, Feb. 14, 2022 by the village of Atma, Idlib province, Syria. The Canadian Press/AP-Omar Albam

The lawyer for six Canadian women and 13 children being held in Syrian camps says the federal government has agreed to help bring them home.

Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon says a “mutually acceptable” agreement was reached today with Ottawa to repatriate the 19 Canadians.