Second group of Australian women linked to Islamic State to return home


FILE PHOTO: Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo

SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) - A group ⁠of seven Australian women and 12 children linked to the Islamic State ⁠militant group have made travel plans to return home, authorities said on ‌Tuesday, in what would be the second such Australian group to leave a Syrian refugee camp this month.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the government was not assisting their travel and that any who ​have committed crimes "can expect to face the full ⁠force of the law".

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