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I met the 'ISIS brides' on a flight to Australia

ABC Australia · May 10, 2026, 1:34 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Watch 1m 46s The so-called "ISIS brides" have been stuck in a Syrian refugee camp for years but are now finally coming back to Australia.
  • ABC journalist Bridget Rollason sat a few seats away from them on the 13-hour flight to Melbourne.

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

The "ISIS brides" have been stuck in a Syrian refugee camp for years but have now finally come back to Australia. ABC journalist Bridget Rollason sat a few seats away from them on the 13-hour flight to Melbourne and tells us what happened when they spoke.

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