Quebec woman returned from ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria granted bail

January 6, 2023   

(Canadian Press) A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning to Canada from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail.

The details of Oumaima Chouay’s bail hearing or the reasons for her release Friday by a Quebec court judge are under a publication ban.

Chouay, 27, is charged with leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group, participating in the activity of a terrorist group, providing property or services for terrorism purposes and conspiracy to participate in the activity of a terrorist group.

The RCMP arrested her in October at Montreal’s international airport after she arrived from a camp for ISIS detainees in Syria with her two children and another Canadian woman, Kimberly Polman of British Columbia.

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