Some of the 11 mothers detained in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp say they want Australian government to repatriate children at any cost
Families in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless they turned around
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Australian women detained in north-east Syria over ties to Islamic State fighters said they would accept separation from their children if it meant the children could return to Australia.
Some of the 11 women held in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp said on Monday that they wanted the Australian government to repatriate their children at any cost, even if it meant placing children in the hands of relatives at home while they stayed behind in the camp.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/24/australian-women-syria-camps-children-ntwnfb
Author : William Christou and Baderkhan Ahmad in al-Roj, and Ben Doherty in Sydney
Publish date : 2026-02-24 04:12:00
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