Thirty four Australians released from Syrian camp holding IS-affiliated familiesSyrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters gather during an offensive against Islamic State militants in northern Raqqa province, Syria, on Feb 8, 2017. (File photo: Reuters)ROJ ​CAMP — Syrian Kurdish forces on Monday released 34 Australians who were detained in a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Syria, saying they would be flown to Australia ​from Damascus. Hukmiya Mohamed, a co-director ⁠of Roj camp, told Reuters that the 34 Australians had been handed to members of their families who had come to Syria for the release. Syrian government forces seized swathes of northern Syria from ⁠the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in January, before agreeing a ceasefire on January 29. "Shamima Begum's situation is the same as that of all the women in Roj camp ...

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