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Canada says it will repatriate 23 of its citizens from Syria

Canada has said it will repatriate six women and 13 infants who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of ISIL [Delil Souleiman/AFP]

Canada is set to repatriate 23 of its citizens currently detained in camps for ISIL (ISIS) family members in northeastern Syria, according to officials and lawyers representing the citizens.

The repatriation, which represents the largest group of ISIL family members repatriated to Canada at one, was determined in two actions on Friday.

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