Australian girl, three, could lose her fingers to frostbite as she struggles to survive in freezing Syrian refugee camp for ISIS brides and their children - as they plead to be allowed home
- Amirah, three, is daughter of Melbourne woman who travelled to Syria in 2014
- The girl's father Nabil Kadmiry was stripped of Australian citizenship in October
- Amirah's fingers have turned black as she battles the harsh winter conditions
- Like her five-month-old brother Yayha she is also believed to be malnourished
Three-year-old Australian girl Amirah could lose her fingers to frostbite in a Syrian refugee camp for the family of ISIS fighters, doctors have warned
A three-year-old Australian girl could lose her fingers to frostbite as she battles through a freezing cold winter in a refugee camp for the families of ISIS fighters.
The child, Amirah, is the daughter of Kirsty Rosse-Emile - a Melbourne woman who travelled with her husband Nabil Kadmiry to Syria in 2014.
Kadmiry, an ex-ISIS fighter, was stripped of his Australian citizenship in October after being captured by Kurdish forces - while his family are being held at the al-Hawl camp in Syria's north east.
Amirah's fingers on her left hand have turned black as she battles the harsh winter conditions, with doctors fearing they may need to be amputated.
She has pain in her kneecaps and like her brother Yahya, who is only five months old, she is believed to be malnourished, The Guardian reported.
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With temperatures plummeting, there have also been reported cases of rickets, developmental disorders and a shortage of wearable clothing within the camp.
The tents the marooned families stay in are also reportedly soaked under the heavy snowfall which has fallen on the camp.
As many as 70,000 women and children are being held inside the Syrian camp, including 66 Australians - although none of the Australians have been charged in relation to a family member's involvement with ISIS.
The young child called Amirah is the daughter of Kirsty Rosse-Emile (pictured) - a Melbourne woman who travelled with her husband Nabil Kadmiry, an ex-ISIS fighter, to Syria in 2014
With temperatures plummeting, there have also been reported cases of rickets, developmental disorders and a shortage of wearable clothing within the Al-Hawl camp (pictured)
A woman is pictured with a child in the al-Hawl camp in north-eastern Syria in March 2019
One row of tents in the camp has been dubbed 'Australia Street', whose residents have been pining for Vegemite and are pleading with Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to bring them home.
Last year it emerged the women had left their homes in Sydney and Melbourne to travel to the middle east and marry ISIS fighters - but then found themselves stranded and desperate to return.
Save the Children director of international programs and policy Mat Tinkler said there 'is no practical barrier' to repatriating the families held at al-Hawl.
Save the Children director of international programs and policy Mat Tinkler has said there 'is no practical barrier' to repatriating the families held at al-Hawl (pictured)
'It is really drastic there are the moment, it’s down to -3C in that part of Syria,' he said.
'We have seen a little girl who will likely lose her fingers because of frostbite, we see shrapnel wounds, we see mental health issues
'It’s our very real concern an Australian child will die in that camp.'
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