The father accused of abducting four Comox Valley children to the Middle East last year has posted new photos of the kids to Facebook with a post saying they have “found peace.”

A man claiming to be Saren Azer, ex-husband of Alison Azer, posted pictures of him and daughters Sharvahn, 11, Rojevan, 9, and sons Dersim, 7, and Meitan, 3.

The children were last seen by their mother in August, when Saren left with them for a European vacation and never came back.

“To our friends, families and kind supporters anywhere in the world, we are well, safe and happy at last,” said a post on a group called “Azer children.”

“For the first time since 2012, when that campaign of terror and madness was unleashed on our lives, we have found peace and we are happy. When that nightmare started my children and I, each in a different way, were scarred and had become ill.”

His post goes on to claim his kids suffered various physical and mental health issues until they were brought from Canada to the Middle East.

Saren also details his own suffering in the post but doesn’t mention his wife and her months-long battle to bring her kids home.

“Frankly, I had very little to no hope that I can survive that nightmare. But by the grace of the God I Did, and I think my children were the main reason that I stayed alive,” he said.

He also mentions being followed by someone who might be “dangerous.”

“Supposedly, he has been a part of different mercenary armies for a number of years. While at first I was a bit worried, then I reminded myself that regardless of what happens to me, my children will be cared for by those who love them and celebrate them the most, ‘their family,’” he wrote.

Alison Azer issued a public statement after leaning about the Facebook post saying she would return to Ottawa next week to keep putting pressure on the government to act.

"Over 3,200 Canadians have signed the petition we launched earlier this week calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to #MakeTheCall to the Iranian President to bring my kids home," she said. "The federal government can and must do more."

She called the letter a "desperate attempt" on behalf of Saren to try to "confuse family, friends and supporters here in Canada."

She said the RCMP and international policing agencies are aware of the online activity and are monitoring the account accordingly.

Supporters of Alison's have been commenting on the posts and photos calling on Saren to return the children.

“You will be found and you will be punished,” wrote Stephanie Dalton.

“Love does NOT equal kidnapping and taking to a dangerous war torn country. Unreal…” wrote Trina Hennicke.

A woman identifying herself as the kids' grandmother has also commented on the posts, arguing with others who say the kids were taken against their will.

“Just in case you have not figured this out, they are with their family who love and adore them,” wrote Lynn Foster. “This is not to say that there are not family and friends in Canada who love them as well but please have the grace to understand that they are much loved right where they are.”

The RCMP has publicly issued a Red Notice on Interpol, the highest level, for Saren’s arrest.

Alison recently said she believes the children were taken from war-torn Iraq to Iran by their father.

She wants the government to make sure borders are closed to Saren and that when he’s found, he’s deported back to Canada to face charges.