Judge orders Ottawa to help repatriate four men held in Syrian camps
A federal court justice has directed Ottawa to request repatriation of the men as soon as reasonably possible and provide them with passports or emergency travel documents.
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Ottawa to help repatriate 6 women, 13 children being held in Syrian camps: lawyer
The Canadians are among the many foreign nationals in Syrian camps run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the war-torn region from the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Syria condemns US sanctions on its health sector
The Syrian foreign ministry has condemned the United States for targeting its health sector with unilateral sanctions. Damascus has called for urgent international actions and stressed that the fresh “inhumane measures” fall within the context of Wash…
Ukraine war pushes civilian casualties from explosive weapons to four-year high
Reported casualties in Ukraine were eight times more than Afghanistan – and real figure likely to be much higherRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesCivilian casualties from the use of explosive weapons soared by 83% last year because of the war in …
Shamima Begum says she understands public anger but ‘is not a bad person’
23-year-old tells story of how she joined Islamic State and life in a refugee camp in BBC podcast seriesShamima Begum, who left Britain to join Islamic State as a schoolgirl in 2015, has said she understands public anger towards her but insists she is …
UNSC extends critical aid to Syria
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to keep a key border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months.
‘System working’: Labor defends Syria repatriations following arrest of woman on terror charge
‘Anyone who knowingly went to aid Isis deserves the full weight of the law,’ says minister Bill ShortenFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe government has…
NSW woman Mariam Raad granted bail after being charged with entering Islamic State territory
Raad, who was repatriated from Syria to Australia in 2022, was forced to surrender her passport and will appear at court again in MarchFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or dail…
NSW woman repatriated from Syria charged with allegedly entering Islamic State territory
Police allege woman knowingly entered ‘declared area’ of Syria in 2014 to be with her husband, who had joined the terrorist organisationFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesA New South Wales woman repatriated to Australia from a Sy…
Damascus Airport shut down following Israel attack on Syrian capital, two soldiers killed
Syria’s military has announced that Israeli raids have killed at least two Syrian soldiers and put the country’s main international airport out of service.