Aid workers say the camp where 34 women and children are being held are ‘dire’ and present more risk than if they were repatriated
Conditions in the north-eastern Syrian camp to where 34 Australians have been forcibly returned are deteriorating dramatically, with reports of near-nightly raids, and increasingly violent beatings, amid worsening uncertainty over their futures.
The 11 women and 23 Australian children forced back to Roj camp on Monday returned to find their tents – formerly huddled collectively in a row known as Australia Street – demolished and their possessions seized.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/21/as-conditions-in-roj-camp-deteriorate-australia-urged-to-accept-citizens-trapped-in-syria
Author : Ben Doherty and Nino Bucci
Publish date : 2026-02-21 00:48:00
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