Canadian aid to Syria stolen by Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, documents show
Canadian aid to Syria stolen by Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, documents show
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham flag on vehicles in this photo released Dec. 4, 2018 by the Al Qaeda-affiliated Ibaa News Agency. (Ibaa News Agency, via AP)
Laptops and cellphones bought with Canadian government aid dollars have fallen into the hands of a Syrian terrorist faction, according to documents obtained by Global News.
Gunmen raided an office in northwest Syria and walked off with almost two dozen electronic devices that were part of Canada’s humanitarian contribution to the region, the declassified documents show.
“Our information at this time suggests that the armed men were HTS militants, though we are not able to confirm that definitively,” reads a report released under the Access to Information Act.
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