Fight to Repatriate Australian Women, Kids From Syrian Camp

A general view of the al-Hol displaced persons camp is seen in northeastern Syria on Feb. 17, 2019. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

A legal fight is on to repatriate eight Australian women and their 18 children from a refugee camp in Syria.

The group is being detained in the country’s northeast by the Autonomous Administration of North East Syria (AANES) and its defence arm, the Syrian Democratic Forces.