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Australia Rejects ISIS Repatriation of ISIS-Linked Women and Children

Australian government cites national security and legal concerns in refusing repatriation of 34 women and children from a Syrian camp linked to Islamic State, despite prior returns.

  • On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government will not repatriate the 34 Australian women and children released from Roj detention camp in northern Syria.
  • On Monday, relatives organised a convoy from Roj toward Damascus, but Syrian government authorities ordered the group of 11 families back due to incomplete procedures, camp director Hakmiyeh Ibrahim said.
  • Government officials said they would act within legal limits, citing national security and warning returnees may face criminal charges; Australian security agencies are monitoring the situation closely.
  • Save the Children cautioned that `Children belong in schools, in families, and in protective environments, not in camps shaped by conflict and war`, and said every hour without protection increases harm risks.
  • Internationally, UN experts have urged urgent repatriations as al-Hol camp once housed 24,000 people including more than 6,000 women and children, with recent security shifts complicating returns.
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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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