According to Indonesian authorities around 500-600 Indonesians are believed to be in Syria at the moment. Around 500 more have sought to reach Syria but were deported before reaching IS territory.
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| Indonesians arrive at the Ain Issa camp, 50 kilometres north of Raqa, after fleeing the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion. (Photo: AFP) |
Source/Credit: Yahoo! News via AFP
By Ayhem Al-Mohammad | June 14, 2017
When Leefa set out from Indonesia for the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold of Raqa, she says she thought she was headed to an earthly paradise for the faithful.
She and her family imagined being surrounded by true believers and expected free healthcare and jobs paying salaries they could only dream of in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
But now, as IS battles to defend its onetime bastion, Leefa and 15 other Indonesians are among thousands who have fled Raqa in northern Syria.
They are sheltering at a camp for the displaced in Ain Issa, 50 kilometres (around 30 miles) north of Raqa, waiting to learn their fates as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advance inside the jihadist bastion.
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