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IS fighter's children to be returned to Australia

Children pose at a refugee camp near Suruc in south-eastern Turkey

Children pose at a refugee camp near Suruc in south-eastern Turkey Source: AAP

The children of notorious Australian IS fighter Khaled Sharrouf have been rescued from a refugee camp in Syria and will be returned to Australia. They are among eight children the Australian Government and an aid agency evacuated from the al-Hawl [[al-HOWL]] refugee camp in north-eastern Syria on Sunday. Aid agencies are now urging the government to bring back at least 50 women and children who are still languishing inside the camp.


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The children of notorious Australian IS fighter Khaled Sharrouf have been rescued from a refugee camp in Syria and will be returned to Australia. They are among eight children the Australian Government and an aid agency evacuated from the al-Hawl [[al-HOWL]] refugee camp in north-eastern Syria on Sunday. Aid agencies are now urging the government to bring back at least 50 women and children who are still languishing inside the camp.



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