Alan Kurdi's aunt says family will settle in Canada

LOS Angeles, United States (K24)--Tima Kurdi, the aunt of the drowned 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, said that Canada has granted asylum to her brother's family. She hopes to reunite with her family by Christmas.
Canadian officials only confirm that the application is in process.
3-year-old Alan Kurdi was drowned with his 5-year-old brother and mother while trying to get to Kos Island in Greece from Turkey. His lifeless body was washed ashore in September near Bodrum. The photograph of the lifeless body of this child went viral and created an outpour of sympathy in the international community and drew attention to the horrific situation of people who were escaping war and destruction in Syria.
Tima Kurdi, who lives in British Columbia Province of Canada, had applied to the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship for her brother Muhammad Kurdi but the Immigration and Citizenship Canada returned the application as incomplete.
The event disappointed Abdullah, father of Alan, and prompted him to take the dangerous journey. He lost his wife and two children when their overloaded boat capsized.
Tima Kurdi says that after the tragic event Abdullah lost interest in arriving at Canada and now seeks solace in helping refugee children in Kurdistan Region.
The Kurdistan Region that has an approximately eight million population now hosts over two million refugees. Kurdistan Regional Government says it is bearing the responsibility of the refugees single-handed as the Iraqi government refuses to build camps or provide any services for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
When Alan's body was washed ashore, for a while the world showed compassion towards the refugees and Germany opened its door for a brief period of time. The rising compassion towards the hopeless people was soon replaced by suspicion as it was argued that some were "economic migrants" and "terrorists were hiding among refugees."
The war in Syria has been dragging on for about five years and throughout this time the Syrians have been settling in the neighbouring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Kurdistan Region.
It was only after the displaced population set their eyes on wealthy European countries that the term "refugee crisis" was coined and widely used.