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Lawyer for Australian families repatriated from Syria says focus should be on their recovery

Moustafa Kheir says women and children have returned to NSW ‘from hell on earth’ and are cooperating with authorities

The Guardian - AU

US Woman Who Led Female ISIS Battalion in Syria Faces up to 20 Years in Prison

An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas and joined ISIS in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist group. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Generation of Syrians Were Born in Exile

Ten years after fleeing war in her native Syria, Hadeel is expecting a third child, brought into a life of poverty and uncertainty at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital Amman, is home to some 80,000 Syrian refugees, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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‘Full responsibility’: Michaelia Cash challenges Labor on security after repatriation of families from Syria

Government has said repatriations were informed by national security advice, individual assessments and detailed work by security agencies

The Guardian - AU

IS family repatriation 'not taken lightly'

The government has defended its decision to repatriate Australian women and children from Syria with links to Islamic State.

AAP

Lebanon Announces 3 New Cholera Cases, One Death

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it has registered three new cholera cases in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 371. It confirmed a new death from the infection, raising the toll to 16. It released an infographic showing where the most infections have been…

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Syrian man bringing a Middle Eastern vibe to Ballymena with new shisha cafe

Turkmanish Shisha Cafe opened its doors in June and is already proving a hit with locals

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Türkiye Denies HRW Allegations of Arbitrary Deportation of Syrian Refugees

Türkiye has rejected accusations that it has arbitrarily detained and deported hundreds of Syrians in the past months. The Presidency of Migration Management denied on Friday allegations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that Türkiye is deporting refugees to Syria without their consent. Describing the accusations as “scandalous,” the body said…

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17 Australian women, children return from Syrian camp

Australia says four women and their 13 children who were held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell in 2019 have become only the second group of Australians to be repatriated from the war-torn country

The Independent UK

Australia repatriates 17 women and children from Syrian camp

An estimated 11,000 foreign children and women remain in the Roj and al-Hol refugee camps in northeastern Syria.

Al Jazeera

'Willing to do whatever is asked': Women repatriated from Syria regret trouble caused

The four Australian women, who have come home from a Syrian detention camp, say they are willing to do whatever it takes to keep the community safe.

ABC News

Australian women and children trapped in Syria back in Sydney as Coalition condemns ‘inexcusable’ mission

Children in a ‘wild new world’ but mothers could face continued controls, including ankle monitors and curfews

The Guardian - AU

In Jordan Camp, a New Generation of Syrians Born in Exile

Ten years after fleeing war in her native Syria, Hadeel is expecting a third child, brought into a life of poverty and uncertainty at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The squalid camp, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital Amman, is home to some 80,000 Syrian refugees, according…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia Repatriates Australian Women and Children from Syrian Refugee Camp

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…

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Australia repatriates Australian women and children from Syrian refugee camp

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.

ABC News

Australian families arrive back in Sydney from Syrian detention camp

The first group of Australian women and children held in a detention camp in north-east Syria since the fall of the Islamic State group in 2019 has been successfully repatriated.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition attacks repatriation of women and children from Syria – as it happened

A further 40 who remain in Syria are expected to be returned in two separate repatriations in coming weeks. This blog is now closed

AAP

'Emotional' homecoming for IS families

Four Australian women and 13 children who have been in the al-Roj camp in Syria since the fall of the terrorist group Islamic State have now arrived in Sydney.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Whoever says Syria’s safe is a liar’: country’s tourist drive at odds with human rights record

Vloggers visit the country to create audience-boosting content, but critics say they’re being cynically used by the Assad regime

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Australia Begins Repatriating Wives, Children of ISIS Militants

Australian relatives of dead or jailed ISIS militants are en route to Sydney, local media reported on Friday, as the country begins the controversial repatriation of dozens of Australian women and children from Syrian refugee camps. Australia first rescued eight children and grandchildren of two dead ISIS extremists from a…

The Independent UK

Report: Australian women, children returning from Syria camp

Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports the first group of Australian women and children held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell in 2019 is bound for Sydney despite government opponents arguing they pose an unacceptable extremist threat

The Guardian - UK

Perpetrator of Syria’s Tadamon massacre still working on military base

Maj Amjad Yousef, identified on videos as killer of dozens of people, accused of directing more mass killings

The Guardian - AU

Four Australian families held in Syrian detention camps returning to Sydney within days

Four mothers and 13 or more children detained since fall of Islamic State are being repatriated to Australia in federal government operation

ABC News

Australian women and children returning to Sydney from Syrian detention camp, where they were held after the fall of Islamic State

The first group of Australian women and children held in Syria is returning to Sydney after spending four years languishing in a detention camp.

ABC News

Vladimir Putin sends Sergei Surovikin, who unleashed terror in Syria, to lead war in Ukraine

In deploying one of his most brutal generals, who unleashed terror in Syria, Vladimir Putin is signalling a shift in strategy for his war in Ukraine. But history suggests Sergei Surovikin could leave disaster in his wake.

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