Two Australian women and four children escape Syrian detention camp and flee to Victoria

Exclusive: The six Australians received no government assistance in their 500km journey from the violent Al-Hol detention camp to Lebanon

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Two Australian women and four children have escaped a Syrian detention camp and made their own way home to Victoria, as pressure mounts on the Australian government to repatriate its citizens.

The two women and four children – the Guardian is not revealing their names or ages – escaped from the notorious Al-Hol detention camp in north-east Syria, travelling more than 500km to cross the Lebanese border, where they were able to obtain Australian documents in Beirut.