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Islamic State-linked families arrive home in Australia from Syria
Key takeaways
- The group, who had been living in the al-Roj detention camp since 2019, had been the subject of heated political debate in Australia, with the government saying it would give them no help to return.
- Three women and eight children - believed to be members of the same family - landed in Melbourne late on Thursday afternoon with another woman and her child arriving in Sydney shortly afterwards.
- Police have said some of the women will be arrested and charged after arriving, while others face "continued investigations".
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Simon Atkinson,Melbourneand Helen Livingstone Getty Images The IS-linked families departing Syria's al-Roj camp earlier this year Thirteen women and children with links to the Islamic State (IS) group have arrived home to Australia, after spending years in a Syrian detention camp.
The group, who had been living in the al-Roj detention camp since 2019, had been the subject of heated political debate in Australia, with the government saying it would give them no help to return.
Three women and eight children - believed to be members of the same family - landed in Melbourne late on Thursday afternoon with another woman and her child arriving in Sydney shortly afterwards.
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