An Australian boy taken to Syria by radicalised family members at the age of 11 is believed to have died there, just months after begging for help from the federal government.
An Australian teenager taken to Syria when he was 11 years old is believed to have died in a jail just months after begging for help.It is believed the boy was taken there by his parents to live in Islamic State's so-called caliphateAt least 40 Australian children remain in camps in north-east Syria
"Even in the final messages we received from Yusuf, he asked us to tell his mum that he loved and missed her." Some of the Australian women say they were coerced or tricked into travelling to Syria by their radicalised husbands.Save the Children Australia said there were at least 63 Australians, including more than 40 children, in these camps.
"Yusuf begged for help from the Australian Government. The terror in his voice was palpable," the statement said. "Nothing could prepare me for seeing firsthand the impact of prolonged exposure to these conditions and the untreated shrapnel injuries and illnesses many of the Australian children are enduring," Mr Tinkler said.
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