Two Canadian women and three teenage girls who were set to be repatriated by the federal government from a Syrian detention camp earlier this month have disappeared and their lawyer fears they’re being held in a Kurdish prison or worse.
One of their criminal defence lawyers, Zachary Al-Khatib, says no one has heard from the women for at least a week. He said Global Affairs told a family member they are “devastated” and the department is consumed with trying to find the missing Canadians.
“We are fearing the absolute worst,” Al-Khatib told CBC News in an interview. “I’m worried about whether or not
