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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Australia Repatriates Australian Women and Children from Syrian Refugee Camp

A general view shows the Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected ISIS fighters, in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh governorate, on June 2, 2021. (Getty Images/AFP)

The Australian government has repatriated four Australian women and their 13 children from a Syrian refugee camp to New South Wales state, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on Saturday.

The controversial repatriation, which has sparked criticism from the Liberal-National opposition, is part of bringing back from Syria dozens of Australian women and children who are relatives of dead or jailed ISIS fighters.

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