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Australians detained with IS fighters in Syria face increased risk, say agencies

Director of Policy at Save The Children Mat Tinkler

Save the Children says it holds concerns for the welfare and security of dozens of Australians still stuck in Syrian refugee camps. The aid agency fears the recent high-profile extraction of eight Australian children from a camp in the north of the country may have rankled I-S loyalists there, who have been known to threaten people they deem "traitors".


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Save the Children says it holds concerns for the welfare and security of dozens of Australians still stuck in Syrian refugee camps. The aid agency fears the recent high-profile extraction of eight Australian children from a camp in the north of the country may have rankled I-S loyalists there, who have been known to threaten people they deem "traitors".



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