Government urged to evacuate Australians from Syrian camp as US withdrawal looms
- sarahjohnsnc
- Oct 8, 2019
- 1 min read
Labor is urging the Morrison Government to speed up the evacuation of more than 60 Australians detained in a Syrian camp.
There are fears the women and children will soon be exposed to much greater risk, as a US withdrawal paves the way for a Turkish invasion of northern Syria.
Opposition frontbencher Kristina Keneally has met people who have family members in the al-Hawl camp.
“Some of these people are genuine victims,” Ms Keneally told ABC radio this morning.
“What I would encourage is that the Government continues to work with the families and with our national security agencies to consider if anything can be done to extract these children to safety.”
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