Australia says 13 citizens linked to alleged IS members returning from Syria
Police said some of the 13 returnees will be arrested and charged, while children will get support and reintegration programs.
- Thirteen former ISIS brides and their children are returning to Australia from Syria, with the government denying direct assistance but confirming passport issuance and plans for their return.
- Some members of the group will face arrests and charges based on decade-long investigations into terrorism and crimes against humanity.
- The group will be monitored closely by Australian intelligence and law enforcement agencies, with surveillance expected to cost millions of dollars and support programs planned for the children.
- Opposition figures criticized the government’s handling of the return, urging greater transparency, clearer plans, and stronger actions to manage potential security risks.
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'Win for the radicals!' Australia welcomes more than a dozen Isis members from Shamima Begum's notorious Syrian camp
Fury has erupted after Australia confirmed it will welcome back more than a dozen Isis brides and their children from the same notorious Syrian camp housing Shamima Begum. On Wednesday, Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced that four women and nine children were on their way to Sydney after leaving Damascus. He said in a statement: “The Government has not and will not provide any assistance to this group.“These are people who ha…
Thirteen Australian nationals, women and children, are preparing to join Australia from Syria after years in the Roj camp, a camp that holds families of jihadists from all over the world to join the ranks of the Islamic State in the 2010s, before being captured at the time of its collapse. The Australian government announced this Wednesday, May 6, the imminent return of the group after a first unsuccessful attempt.
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