Article contentThe family of a child stuck in a refugee camp in Syria after her Canadian parents and siblings were killed in anti-ISIL operations wants the Federal Court to force the government to bring her to Canada to be raised by her remaining family. Her parents, who were Canadian citizens, and her three siblings had been killed in an airstrike in the campaign against the Islamic State in the spring of 2019. Try refreshing your browser, or Lawsuit seeks to bring orphaned Canadian daughter of suspected ISIL parents from Syrian camp to Canada Back to videoShe was taken to the Al-Hawl Camp, run by the Kurdish forces who fought ISIL, also known as ISIS, that houses captured ISIL fighters and their families. Working through humanitarian organizations, Amira’s uncle, an engineer in Toronto, was located. Since then, Amira’s uncle has tried to bring the girl to Canada to be raised by her surviving family.

Source: National Post July 14, 2020 23:26 UTC