Over 100 Canadians have been lured to join the war in Syria, enticed by propaganda and recruitment tactics, with one 19-year-old Montreal woman, Amina, being one of them. She left home in November 2014, only to regret her decision soon after arrival, realizing she'd made a terrible mistake.
The Way Out
A group of over a hundred Canadians have left their homeland to fight in Syria, drawn by a combination of propaganda featuring disturbing images of war's destruction and suffering, as well as recruitment messages with a lighthearted tone, often accompanied by playful kittens and winking emojis.