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| Canada arrests 2 women on return from Syria | |
| 2023-04-09 | |
| [Rudaw] Canadian police on Thursday announced they arrested two women on arrival in the country after their repatriation from camps in northeast Syria. Ammara Amjad and Dure Ahmed were arrested on their arrival in Montreal and police are seeking a terrorism peace bond for the women. They appeared for a bail hearing via videoconference and remain in jug until their next court appearance on Tuesday. Under a terrorism peace bond, a defendant could face a prison sentence or make a deal for good behaviour. "The success of this investigation can be attributed to the strength of our policing partnerships. The RCMP stands fast against support to terrorism, including support to groups such as ISIS [Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems... ], and remains committed to the safety of all Canadians," Chief Superintendent Matt Peggs of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a blurb. Canada repatriated 14 Canadians from Syria on Wednesday - four women and 10 children. The women and kiddies had been held at camps for ISIS affiliates in northeast Syria. Ottawa has resisted repatriating its nationals from Syria, citing insecurity in the region and security risks the ISIS-affiliates pose. The group of 14 was part of a federal court case against the government, which struck a deal, agreeing to repatriate six women and 13 children. The women’s lawyer Lawrence Greenspon said he worked for three years to get the government to bring them home. "What it demonstrates is that Canada has the ability to repatriate these women and kiddies and then deal with any concerns that they have through the Canadian justice system, which is the way it should be," said Greenspon, CBC news reported. Five Canadians did not show up for the repatriation flight, according to the lawyer. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who control northeast Syria, fought the lion’s share of the battle against ISIS and arrested thousands of the terror group’s fighters along with their wives and children when they crushed ISIS territorially and took the group’s last stronghold in Syria in 2019. The women and kiddies now live in northeast Syria’s al-Hol and Roj camps, where human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedomat the convenience of the state... groups say conditions are "filthy," "often inhumane," and "life-threatening." The SDF have repeatedly called on foreign governments to take responsibility for their nationals.
Three of the women were arrested at the airport before appearing in court on a “terrorism peace bond application”, a type of restraining order, police said in a statement. One of them, an unidentified 38-year-old woman, was transported to Alberta in western Canada and released on bail pending a hearing on the conditions of her status. “This is not a criminal charge,” her lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, said, adding that the prosecutor will want to “ensure that the person follows the conditions for a period of up to one year.” The other two, Ammara Amjad and Dure Ahmed, “will remain in custody until their next hearing, which is scheduled for Tuesday,” police added. “Everything was good” regarding the fourth woman, said Greenspon, who is representing all four repatriated women. She faces neither criminal charges nor a request for a peace bond on terrorism. “The 10 children are repatriated and are with their families here in Canada,” the lawyer added. Related: Canada: 2023-04-07 US hails Canada's repatriation of 14 women and children from camps for ISIS Canada: 2023-04-07 It is Alleged At Least 40 Undercover Sources in Jan 6 Festivities-8 FBI, 19 DHS, Balance MPD Canada: 2023-04-04 A US-born Trinidadian man was sentenced to 20 years for joining ISIS in Syria and aiding in financing the group | |
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