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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

Source: AAP

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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