RCMP interviewing Canadians held in detention camps in Syria: sources

March 29, 2023   

(CTV) CTV News has learned RCMP officers are currently in northeast Syria, attempting to interview Canadians held in the Al-Roj detention camp ahead of their repatriation to Canada.

The three Mounties have so far sought interviews with only Canadian women.

In January, Global Affairs Canada agreed to repatriate seven Canadian women and 19 children but did not disclose their timeline. Most of them have been detained in camps described as open-air prisons for nearly four years. The region has been controlled by Kurdish forces after they toppled ISIS militants in March 2019.

According to sources, RCMP are warning the women that they could face terrorism-related charges upon their return to Canada. Their interviews would be videotaped and used in future court cases.

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