Australian women and children released from Syrian detention camp
The group of 34 – families of dead or jailed extremists – could return to Australia after being held since 2019Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian women and children held for years without charge in a squalid detention camp in north-east Syria have been...
<p>The group of 34 – families of dead or jailed extremists – could return to Australia after being held since 2019</p><p><strong>Get our </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>breaking news email</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3"><strong>free app</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>daily news podcast</strong></a></p><p>Australian women and children held for years without charge in a squalid detention camp in north-east Syria have been released ahead of their expected repatriation to Australia.</p><p>The 34 women and children in the group are the wives, widows and children of dead or jailed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/islamic-state">Islamic State</a> fighters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/16/australian-women-and-children-released-from-syrian-detention-camp">Continue reading...</a>
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