Supreme Court asked to reconsider hearing case of Canadian men detained in Syria
In a rare move, lawyers representing four Canadian men held in prisons in northeastern Syria have asked Canada's top court to reconsider its decision not to hear an appeal claiming Canada has a duty to bring them home.
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![Kurdish forces patrol al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group in Hasakeh province, Syria, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The Canadian government has agreed to repatriate 19 women and children from the country, but has successfully appealed a court order to repatriate four men. Make shift shelters dot the horizon as a military truck drives by in the foreground.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6860752.1685556584!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/syria-rehabilitating-islamic-state-youth.jpg)
In a rare move, lawyers representing four Canadian men held in prisons in northeastern Syria have asked Canada's top court to reconsider its decision not to hear an appeal claiming Canada has a duty to bring them home.