Five Canadians returning from Syria after missing initial repatriation flight

Two Canadian women and three teenage girls who were supposed to be on a repatriation flight from Syria in April are now on their way to Canada. In January, the government agreed to repatriate the 19 Canadians, but only 14 made it on the April repatriation flight. Kurdish forces patrol al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group in Hasakeh province, Syria on April 19, 2023. The Canadian government has agreed to repatriate 19 women and children from the country, but has successfully appealed a court order to repatriate four men. The 19 women and children the government agreed to repatriate were part of a lawsuit brought forward by their family members.