Morocco refuses to consign Syrians to Algerian delegation Refugee families stuck on border for two months

(ANSAmed) - ALGIERS, JUNE 6 - Morocco has refused to consign 42 families of Syrian refugees stuck on the border with Algeria to an international delegation, Algerian media reported on Tuesday.



The families have been living in allegedy "catastrophic" humanitarian conditions in Figuig, some 550 km from the capital Rabat, for around two months. The Moroccan authorities refused to hand them over to a diplomatic delegation led by Algeria and accompanied by representatives of the Red Crescent, Red Cross and UNHCR. It is not known whether the families have now been moved to another part of the country or have left Figuig voluntarily. (the photo, taken in 2015, shows a group of Moroccans in Rabat paying homage to the Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi, who drowned in Turkey). (ANSAmed).



