Canadians held hostage by ex Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria reach Turkey

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Canadians held hostage by ex Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria reach Turkey

Bimbachi and Moore were held for several weeks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance dominated by a former Al-Qaeda affiliate.

Two Canadian citizens who were being held by a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in northwestern Syria were released on Monday to Turkish authorities, the pair said.

Jolly Bimbachi and Sean Moore were held for several weeks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an alliance dominated by a former Al-Qaeda affiliate.

They had crossed into Syria in December 2017 from Lebanon, where Bimbachi was fighting a custody battle for her two sons, she told AFP.

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