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Mother Accuses UK of Abandoning Detainees in Syria

1/21/2026

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Sally Lane accuses the UK government of abandoning her son Jack Letts and other detainees in Syria.
Letts, whose British citizenship was stripped in 2019, has been detained for a decade without trial.
Lane says the UK and Canadian governments are negligent.
About 60 UK-tied individuals are in peril and 42,000 ISIS-linked women and children are at risk in camps.
Reprieve urges repatriation as Syria deteriorates.

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Story summary

Sally Lane accuses the UK government of abandoning her son Jack Letts and other detainees in Syria.
Letts, whose British citizenship was stripped in 2019, has been detained for a decade without trial.
Lane says the UK and Canadian governments are negligent.
About 60 UK-tied individuals are in peril and 42,000 ISIS-linked women and children are at risk in camps.
Reprieve urges repatriation as Syria deteriorates.