US EditionAustralian citizens with alleged IS ties depart Syria’s Roj camp for repatriation
Eleven Australian families, including 34 women and children linked to Islamic State fighters, left the Al-Roj camp to Damascus to seek passports for travel home, Kurdish authorities said.
- A group of 34 Australian citizens from 11 families with alleged ties to IS left Syria's Roj camp on Monday to begin their journey back to Australia, accompanied by relatives.
- Roj camp houses around 2,200 people from 50 nationalities, mostly women and children, with supposed links to the Islamic State militant group.
- Human rights groups have criticized the poor living conditions and violence in the camps, but many countries have been reluctant to repatriate their citizens detained there.
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Australian Families' Unexpected Return to Roj Camp: A Repatriation Hurdle
Australian Families' Unexpected Return to Roj Camp: A Repatriation Hurdle In a surprising turn of events, 34 Australians who were part of a group released from a detention camp in northeastern Syria earlier on Monday have been returned to the Roj camp. This development occurred due to 'technical reasons' involving the Damascus government, according to sources cited by Reuters.The individuals were initially handed over to their families and set t…
Syrian Kurdish forces on Monday released 34 Australians who were being held in the al-Roj camp in northern Syria, which is home to families of jihadists linked to the Islamic State group. The freed Australians will be flown from Damascus to Australia. The co-director of the camp told Reuters that the 34 Australians had been handed over to their families who were awaiting their release in Syria. The camp is home to more than 2,000 people of 40 di…
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