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A second group of 19 Australian women and children, who had been linked to the Islamic State group, have been repatriated from Syria and have landed in Australia. Their return has sparked controversy and potential legal action.
A group of Australian women and children have begun the process of repatriation from a Syrian detention camp, traveling to Damascus as a step towards returning home. This marks a significant effort to bring citizens back from conflict zones.
Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is seeking advice from security agencies regarding the potential return of Australian women and children currently in Syria, who are seeking to re-enter the country.
A group of 34 Australian women and children, identified as families of deceased or imprisoned extremists, have been released from a Syrian detention camp and are set to return to Australia.
The final group of Australian women and children with alleged links to ISIS have reportedly departed a Syrian camp. This move precedes their anticipated return to Australia.
The Albanese government is accused of a drastic change in rhetoric regarding its legal obligations to Australian women and children stranded in Syria, moving from compassion to contempt, signaling a shift in political strategy.
A group of 34 Australian women and children with family ties to the Islamic State group, held in Syria's Roj camp for nearly seven years, have been turned back after attempting to leave for home.
Several Australian women with alleged links to ISIS have been arrested upon their return to Australia from Syria. They face charges including slavery offences after being repatriated.
Person among group of 34 women and children who were released from al-Roj camp on Monday but were forced to return One adult among the group of 34 Australian women and children in a Syrian detention camp has been issued with a temporary exclusion order, banning them from coming to Australia for up to two years. But the rest of the group has not been assessed by intelligence agencies as meeting the threshold to be banned from Australia, potentially clearing the way for the wives and children of Islamic State fighters to re-enter the country if they can make their own way back. Continue reading...
Experts warn that detention centers for former ISIS members in Syria are breeding grounds for extremism, with some former residents, including Australian women and children, being sent back to these camps.