Siblings found by BBC team believed to have travelled to Syria with parents five years ago. Three orphans who are thought to be British have been found in a camp for people affiliated to Islamic State in an area of north-east Syria, which has come under attack by Turkish-backed forces. Amira, 10, her
Three orphans who are thought to be British have been found in a camp for people affiliated to Islamic State in an area of north-east Syria, which has come under attack by Turkish-backed forces.
The children were discovered at the Ain Issa camp by a BBC reporting team, which broadcast an interview with Amira on Sunday in which she described being keen to get back to the UK. She said she and her surviving siblings have a grandmother, but she did not know her name. The children speak Arabic, but speak English when they are together and Amira has traces of a London accent. Hiba showed the camera a large scar on her abdomen, indicating the violence they appear to have endured.
Turkey is fighting for control of an area of Kurdish-controlled northern Syria with the tacit backing of the US, which previously counted Kurds as allies but withdrew troops from the area early last week. “We were going to pack our stuff and get out, the airplane came and bombed. So then my mum died, my littlest brother, my little brother and my sister. Then after that, all was getting on fire. We had to walk out.”
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