An Australian woman linked to the Islamic State group has been authorized to return to Australia from a Syrian camp, with the home affairs minister stating the permit 'has to be issued' following agency and legal advice.

Australian authorities have charged a woman who recently returned from Syria with joining the Islamic State, following the return of several groups of women and children from Syrian camps in recent months.

As Syria's al-Hawl camp empties, escapees, including a young Albanian woman, face an uncertain future, prompting urgent calls for repatriation for those left stranded after years of waiting.

A senior Syrian security source indicates that ISIS detainees have escaped from prisons in recent months, raising concerns about the group's reemergence due to security gaps in camps and prisons.

Australian families attempting to leave a Syrian camp were reportedly threatened by government forces, who warned they would be attacked if they did not turn around, due to a lack of coordination from the Australian government.

Australia's home affairs minister, Tony Burke, states that options are limited to block the return of 34 women and children from a Syrian camp, despite one woman facing a temporary exclusion order over security concerns.

Australia has stated it will not assist the families of Islamic State militants in leaving a Syrian camp.

An analysis argues that Syrian Islamism is an international problem, noting that while the German government engages with Syria's Islamist rulers, a Syrian campaign calls for the social and economic demise of minorities.

Seven Australian women and 14 children, the last known group of Australian families linked to ISIS, have been repatriated from Roj camp in northeast Syria to Damascus.

Australia has declared it will not repatriate its citizens suspected of being linked to ISIS from Syria, with officials stating 'you reap what you sow.' This decision impacts Australians currently in Syrian camps.

Instability in northeastern Syria has allowed ISIS fighters to escape detention camps, while many of their wives and children remain held in increasingly precarious conditions, as reported from the last detention camp.

Cyprus, holding the EU Council presidency, warned member states that a mass escape from a Syrian detention camp housing relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters could be exploited by terrorist groups for recruitment.

US intelligence agencies estimate that between 15,000 and 20,000 individuals, including those linked to ISIS, are at large in Syria after escaping a camp for jihadist families amid chaos.

Home affairs minister Tony Burke stated that Australia has few options to block the return of 34 women and children from a Syrian camp, noting that one woman is subject to a temporary exclusion order due to security concerns.

Australia has declined to repatriate 34 women and children held in a camp in northern Syria, despite international calls for their return.

Families of 34 Australians are set to depart from Damascus, Kurdish authorities say.

Australian authorities have charged a woman suspected of links to ISIL following her repatriation from Syrian camps, where she had been held for years.

A report by ABC indicates that Australian women who were linked to ISIS have departed a Syrian camp, raising questions about their future and potential security implications.

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.

Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are ‘ISIS sympathisers’ Angus Taylor has suggested the Australian children remaining in a Syrian detention camp are “ISIS sympathisers” as the Liberal party ramps up its rhetoric against the families of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters. The opposition leader also chided a member of the press for attempting to force his response on why the group of 23 children and 11 women should be another country’s responsibi...

If the circumstances of those from Roj camp become even more perilous, the Albanese government may be forced to intervene Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ever since news broke that 34 Australians were leaving Roj camp in north-east Syria to travel to Australia, their status and travel plans have been at the centre of a political maelstrom. The Albanese government has insisted there would be no repatriation o...

Australia claims it is not repatriating its citizens from a camp in northern Syria, after 34 women and children were reportedly released and then returned to the detention center due to technical reasons.

An Australian child in a camp for families with links to IS fighters says she wants to come to Australia, a family member told SBS.

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.

Australians suspected of having ties to the Islamic State group were turned back after attempting to leave a Syrian camp for repatriation.