Canadian police stopped 10 young people from traveling overseas and arrested them on suspicions they were going to join ISIS in Iraq or Syria.
They haven't been formally charged, but they're in custody while the investigation continues, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement, according to the Guardian. Police seized their passports, but will not disclose their identities or other personal information until charges are actually affixed.
"We can say, however, that the families and friends of the young persons have been met by investigators," the police said.
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The young people, described as teenagers on Fox News, were apprehended at Montreal's Trudeau International airport last weekend, but their arrests are just now being made public.
Police also asked for privacy for the family members of the suspects.
"These are very difficult times for the relatives and loved ones of the persons arrested, as the decision to leave the country was not that of the family, but of a single family member," the RCMP statement said. "As a result, family members often find themselves at a complete loss and unable to understand the decision made by the youth."
The news of the arrest comes as a key Iraqi city, Ramadi, fell to ISIS. BBC reported Iraq is now calling for volunteers to help take back the city. The White House, meanwhile, has downplayed the terrorist group's takeover of Ramadi, labeling it through spokesman Josh Earnest as a "setback" that ought to be seen through the lens of an overall successful military strategy.
Asked by one reporter if the White House considered its "overall strategy" on ISIS "a success," Earnest said, "yeah, overall, yes," various broadcast outlets reported.
He also said officials "have been candid" about the potential for such "setbacks" to occur in the longer military strategy.