Report: Australian women, children returning from Syria camp
2 years, 2 months ago

Report: Australian women, children returning from Syria camp

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first group of Australian women and children held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell in 2019 was bound for Sydney despite government opponents arguing they pose an unacceptable extremist threat, a media organization reported on Friday. The four women and 13 children had left the Roj detention camp in northeast Syria on Thursday and were taken to Iraq before boarding a flight to Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. Australian officials had assessed the returning group as the most vulnerable among 60 Australian women and children held in Roj, the ABC said. Opposition leader Peter Dutton said that view firmed after a confidential briefing from Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the nation’s domestic spy agency known as ASIO.

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Australian ISIS brides beg for mercy after their killer husbands left them stranded in Syrian detention camps
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian ISIS brides beg for mercy after their killer husbands left them stranded in Syrian detention camps

Daily Mail  

Australian wives and children of Islamic State killers have pleaded to be allowed back into the country after years of being locked in a Syrian detention camp. A group of 12 women and 22 children - aged between five and 56 - who left Australia to join male partners who were fighting for ISIS have been kept in the al-Roj …

Returned Islamic State wife charged over alleged travel to terrorist stronghold
2 years ago

Returned Islamic State wife charged over alleged travel to terrorist stronghold

ABC  

A 31-year-old woman who returned to New South Wales from Syria in October has been charged with entering or remaining in an area controlled by the so-called Islamic State group. Key points: The woman returned to Australia from a Syrian detention camp in October Police allege she entered and remained in parts of the country controlled by IS The offence …

17 Australian women, children return from Syrian camp
2 years, 2 months ago

17 Australian women, children return from Syrian camp

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Four women and their 13 children who were held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell in 2019 have become only the second group of Australians to be repatriated from the war-torn country, Australia’s government said Saturday, as political opponents warned the families pose a domestic security risk. In confirming the latest group’s arrival …

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has 'grave concerns' over plan to rescue Australians in Syrian detention camps
2 years, 3 months ago

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has 'grave concerns' over plan to rescue Australians in Syrian detention camps

ABC  

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton believes there is a significant risk to the Australian public in bringing back Australian women and children from Syria, after he was given a top-secret briefing by security agencies on Tuesday. Key points: The federal government is planning to bring home dozens of Australian women and children in Syrian detention camps Peter Dutton says he …

Federal government says Australians returning from Syrian detention camps will be monitored by security agencies
2 years, 3 months ago

Federal government says Australians returning from Syrian detention camps will be monitored by security agencies

ABC  

The federal government has said Australian women and children expected to be repatriated from Syria will be closely monitored by national security agencies, as the Coalition argued the rescue mission is too dangerous. Key points: The federal government intends to bring dozens of women and children in Syrian detention camps home to Australia A government frontbencher expects security agencies will …

Australian teenager begs for help from inside Syrian prison at centre of dramatic battle between Islamic State and Kurdish fighters
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian teenager begs for help from inside Syrian prison at centre of dramatic battle between Islamic State and Kurdish fighters

ABC  

A 17-year-old Australian inside a Syrian prison at the centre of intense fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish-led forces has sent his family audio recordings in which he begs for help. Key points: The 17-year-old has reportedly been in Syria since 2015 It is believed he was taken there by his parents to live in Islamic State's so-called caliphate …

In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology
3 years, 7 months ago

In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology

Associated Press  

AL-HOL, Syria — At the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and black banners in imitation of Islamic State group militants. I will blow you up with a grenade.” Another child slid his hand across his neck and said, “With the knife, God willing.” At a market inside …

UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links
3 years, 10 months ago

UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief on Wednesday urged the repatriation of tens of thousands of women and children suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group, warning that many are being radicalized in deteriorating detention camps in Syria and Iraq. He said Biden is committed to working with the international coalition that the U.S. established in 2014 …

US offers to rescue Australian Islamic State families in Syria
5 years, 1 month ago

US offers to rescue Australian Islamic State families in Syria

ABC  

The United States is offering to rescue the Australian families of Islamic State group fighters trapped in Syria, as it ramps up pressure on countries to repatriate their citizens from the war zone. Key points: The US offers to help by "facilitating" the return of foreign fighters and their families Eight Australians are among more than 2,000 foreign fighters imprisoned …

Violence escalating in al-Hawl camp as Islamic State women open fire on guards, bodies found
5 years, 3 months ago

Violence escalating in al-Hawl camp as Islamic State women open fire on guards, bodies found

ABC  

The Syrian camp where dozens of Australian women and children are detained has experienced the worst outbreak of violence since the fall of Islamic State, after IS supporters opened fire on guards, Four Corners can reveal. Key points: Violence has escalated in the al-Hawl camp, with four women shot, and mutilated bodies found The US State Department has called on …

Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families
5 years, 6 months ago

Australia repatriating 8 youth from Islamic State families

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in Australia’s first organized repatriation from the conflict zone, Australia’s prime minister said on Monday. Media reported that they include five children and grandchildren of Sydney-born convicted terrorist Khaled Sharrouf and three children of Islamic State group fighter Yasin Rizvic, from Melbourne. …

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