Russia repatriates 26 children from Syrian refugee camp Russian officials say they have repatriated 26 children from Syria and plan to take dozens more home in the futureMOSCOW -- Russia has repatriated 26 Russian children from Syria and plans to take dozens more home in the future, a Kremlin official said Friday. Kuznetsova said Friday the children aged between 2 and 15 were taken from the al-Hawl refugee camp in northeastern Syria near the border with Iraq. A further nine children from the same camp will be flown to Russia shortly after the necessary formalities are completed, she added. Kuznetsova said that her office is preparing the repatriation of 73 more Russian children from al-Hawl and another refugee camp and is searching for more. She estimated that up to 240 Russian children could be in Syria.

Source: ABC News February 07, 2020 11:15 UTC