Three women accused of being ISIS brides were arrested in Melbourne on terror and slavery charges after years in a Syrian camp, thrusting repatriation and justice back into the spotlight.

A second group of women and children linked to Islamic State has returned to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee ...

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Flights have been booked for families linked to Islamic State fighters returning from Syria to Australia, with women in the group facing arrest and investigation after they arrive.

A second cohort of so-called “ISIS brides” and their children have touched down in Australia after a days-long journey from ...

15:08, Sun, Dec 17, 2023 Updated: 15:08, Sun, Dec 17, 2023 International pressure is mounting on government ministers to allow the repatriation of 'jihadi brides' who fled the UK to join ISIS. Lobby ...

She was among the first women to leave Australia and join the Islamist war against the West. Now she is stuck there.

Shamima Begum is living on £100-a-week donations from friends and family while stuck in a Syrian detention camp, reports suggest. The former London schoolgirl, 26, who joined Islamic State as a ...

Two of three women linked to Islamic State are expected to be charged over the alleged enslavement of at least one woman from the persecuted minority Yazidi community in Syria once they touch down in ...

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Three alleged 'ISIS brides' were arrested at Melbourne Airport on Thursday 7 May as they landed in Australia, with federal police accusing them of terrorism and slavery offences linked to Islamic ...