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Second 'ISIS Bride' Cohort Book Plane Tickets Home
The group includes seven women and 13 children, and some women could face terror-related charges on arrival, officials said.
- Seven Australian women and 13 children have booked flights to return home after departing Syria's Al-Roj detention camp late last week and arriving in Damascus, marking the departure of the last known Australian contingent linked to ISIS.
- The women and children, detained for seven years as wives and children of jailed and dead IS fighters following ISIS's 2019 collapse, follow an earlier cohort of four women and nine children who returned in May after years in the same camp.
- Despite holding Australian citizenship and travel documents, one woman faces a two-year travel ban under a temporary exclusion order on national security grounds after the group's failed attempt to depart via Lebanon with Australian passports.
- The government has repeatedly stated returning members would "face the full force of the law"; three women from the May cohort were arrested by the Australian Federal Police upon arrival, with two charged with slavery offences and one with terrorist organisation membership.
- Experts including Jamal Rifi note children cannot legally be stopped from returning as Australian citizens once they reach adulthood, making early return with mothers preferable for security monitoring rather than risking independent entry later.
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Kristeligt DagbladWomen and children on their way from Syria to Australia will not receive any help from the government, says minister.
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Second 'ISIS bride' group to face charges upon return
A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State are expected to face charges when they arrive back in Australia. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed seven women and 12 children have made plans to travel from Syria to Australia, after spending years in a Syrian refugee camp. The so-called “ISIS brides”, who are due to arrive in Australia on Tuesday evening, are expected to face charges upon their return. The group originally t…
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