US EditionAfter a Failed Attempt, Australian Families Again Attempt Repatriation From Syria’s Roj Camp
Four women and nine children left the camp after a failed February attempt, as Kurdish authorities pressed countries to repatriate citizens.
- On Friday, four Australian families linked to the Islamic State departed Al-Roj camp in northeastern Syria, traveling by bus toward Damascus in a renewed attempt to return home.
- A previous attempt to repatriate 34 individuals in February was aborted by Syrian authorities, but this new effort proceeded following improved coordination with the Syrian government.
- Al Roj camp director Hakmiyeh Ibrahim confirmed the transfer, stating, "We can confirm that today that the coordination was perfect." The group will remain in Damascus for 72 hours for processing.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke stated Australia maintains a legal obligation to provide passports to the citizens, though Prime Minister Anthony Albanese previously expressed no sympathy for their plight.
- Power dynamics in northeastern Syria have shifted significantly since January as government forces seized territory formerly held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, altering security conditions at regional detention centers.
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Australian women and children leave Syrian camp hoping to return home
A group of so-called ISIS brides and their children left a camp in northern Syria today, hoping to return to Australia following a failed repatriation attempt earlier this year.Four women and nine children have been issued passports by the federal government before they left the dire conditions at Syria's Al-Roj camp for what they hope is the final time.The camp's co-ordinator Lana Hussein said there is a security procedure that takes up to 72 …
Australia rules out repatriation aid for citizens tied to Islamic State in Syria
SYDNEY, April 25 — Australia refused to help repatriate citizens related to suspected Islamic State jihadists today, following a report that some Australian families are trying to return home from a camp in Syria.National broadcaster ABC said four Australian women and nine of their children and grandchildren had left the Roj camp in northeastern Syria yesterday, citing the camp director.Syrian forces were taking them to Damascus to help them fly…
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