Australian women and children reportedly snatched from Syria's al-Hawl refugee camp

Guardian Australia understands four women and 10 children removed from the camp, handcuffed and driven away in white van

Australian women and children have been snatched from the al-Hawl refugee camp in north-east Syria, where families of Islamic State fighters are detained, according to reports from inside the camp.

It is understood at least four women and 10 children, all Australian, were removed from the camp, handcuffed and driven away in a white van overnight on Saturday.