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flag Canada faces pressure to repatriate Jack Letts, a Canadian man transferred from Syria to Iraq, amid concerns over his safety and rights.

flag Canadian mother Sally Lane is urging the federal government to urgently repatriate her son, Jack Letts, after learning he may have been transferred from a detention center in northeastern Syria to Iraq. flag Letts, detained in 2017 while fleeing Syria, has no known ties to terrorism, according to his family, who say he opposed the Islamic State. flag The transfer was reportedly approved by Iraq and supported by the U.S.-led coalition and Syrian authorities. flag Human rights groups warn of severe abuses in Iraqi detention facilities, including unfair trials and risk of execution. flag Despite ongoing consular efforts, Canada has not repatriated any Canadian men from the region, citing legal rulings that it has no duty to do so. flag Global Affairs Canada is working to verify Letts’s status and advocate for consular access, but no repatriation has been committed.

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