Australia, Syria and Islamic State
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Australian Federal Police have not made any arrests but say inquiries are ongoing.
Idris al-Ridah wept as he carried the lifeless body of his 6-year-old son Amir, wrapped in a yellow and brown blanket, in northwest Syria. The father collapsed to the ground as he laid his son to
Hani al-Farra shared these images of his son and daughter, who went missing with his pregnant wife and their third child at a Syrian regime checkpoint in 2013. Al-Farra searched for them for years to no avail. After news emerged that security forces had hidden some children of detained women in Damascus orphanages, he began his search again.
AMMAN, Jordan, November 4 (UNHCR) - Amid the tragedy of Syrian children born into exile, another, largely hidden catastrophe is unfolding. Undocumented and with no proof of their nationality, many Syrian refugee children face a dangerous and uncertain ...