Exclusive: The six Australians received no government assistance in their 500km journey from the violent Al-Hol detention camp to Lebanon
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Two Australian women and four children have escaped a Syrian detention camp and made their own way home to Victoria, as pressure mounts on the Australian government to repatriate its citizens.
The two women and four children – the Guardian is not revealing their names or ages – escaped from the notorious Al-Hol detention camp in north-east Syria, travelling more than 500km to cross the Lebanese border, where they were able to obtain Australian documents in Beirut.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/03/two-australian-women-and-four-children-escape-syrian-detention-camp-and-flee-to-victoria
Author : Ben Doherty and Nino Bucci
Publish date : 2025-10-03 06:33:00
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