Australia rules out repatriating citizens from Syrian camp


Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria February 16, 2026. The families later returned to the detention center due to "technical reasons," two sources told Reuters. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

SYDNEY, Feb ⁠17 (Reuters) - Australian ⁠Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ‌said on Tuesday his government would not ​repatriate Australians living ⁠in a ⁠Syrian camp that holds ⁠families of ‌suspected Islamic State ⁠militants.

"We have a very ​firm ‌view that we won't ⁠be ​providing assistance or repatriation," Albanese ⁠told ABC News.

Thirty-four Australians ​released on Monday from a camp in ⁠northern Syria were returned to the detention centre due ​to "technical reasons," ⁠two sources told ​Reuters.

(Reporting by ‌Renju Jose in ​Sydney; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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