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href=\"\/author\/daniel_khalili_tari_200622093119727\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Me-1-1778058603.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/daniel_khalili_tari_200622093119727\">Daniel Khalili-Tari<\/a> and <!-- -->Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 27 May 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">27 May 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>A group of 19 women and children with alleged links to ISIL (ISIS) has returned to Australia, with the government warning that anyone found to have engaged in criminal activity will be prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>The six women and 13 children arrived from a Syrian refugee camp on Tuesday, with one group landing in Sydney and the other in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/4\/28\/austrian-pleads-guilty-to-isil-planned-attack-on-taylor-swift-concert\">Austrian pleads guilty to ISIL-planned attack on Taylor Swift concert<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/5\/7\/isil-linked-australian-women-arrested-at-airports\">ISIL-linked Australian women arrested at airports<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/5\/23\/turkish-and-syrian-officials-detain-10-individuals-with-alleged-isil-ties\">Turkish and Syrian officials detain 10 individuals with alleged ISIL ties<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>It is the <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/5\/6\/australian-women-with-alleged-isil-ties-returning-from-syria-minister-says\">second cohort<\/a> of Australian women and children to return from Syria this month. Responding to criticism over their arrival, the Australian government said it had not assisted them in any capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are people who have made the horrific choice to join a dangerous terrorist organisation and to place their children in an unspeakable situation,\u201d Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke said.<\/p>\n<p>Australian women began travelling to Syria to marry members of ISIL in 2012, with some allegedly taken against their will.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"\/news\/2019\/3\/23\/anatomy-of-a-caliphate-the-rise-and-fall-of-isil\">height of its power<\/a> in 2015, ISIL controlled territory across Syria and Iraq roughly equivalent in size to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Australian Federal Police did not arrest any members of the group upon their arrival but said that investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s return has sparked anger in some sections of Australian society.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media, a large police presence was deployed at Melbourne airport, where a scuffle reportedly broke out as the group of women and children was escorted out through a side entrance.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;position:relative;min-width:0px;max-width:770px\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Australia is one of several Western countries that have shown reluctance to repatriate citizens who travelled to the Middle East to join ISIL about a decade ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both France and the UK have expressed opposition to allowing former ISIL members to return.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said that France\u2019s failure to repatriate children born to French nationals in Syria violated their right to life and exposed them to inhumane treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the UK stripped British national <a href=\"\/news\/2023\/2\/23\/shamima-begum-4\">Shamima Begum<\/a> of her citizenship in 2019 on national security grounds.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the Australian government issued a temporary exclusion order against a woman in Syria, preventing her from returning home.<\/p>\n<p>Her child, who was not barred from returning, chose to stay with her.<\/p>\n<p>The order prevents the woman from returning to Australia until February 2028, and her family is currently challenging the decision.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"219\">Afzal Ashraf, a visiting fellow at Loughborough University specialising in international relations and security, said the risk posed by people returning from countries including Syria needs to be viewed proportionately.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"773\">\u201cThere will be some security challenges, because people like this are likely to suffer from issues such as PTSD,\u201d Ashraf told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"773\">\u201cThe fact of the matter is that there are security challenges in Australia and other countries, but statistically speaking, the return of these nationals doesn\u2019t increase that risk very much, while the threat to life from terrorism is far lower than the threat posed by road accidents, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"1165\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cThat said, these threats can be reduced by providing comprehensive mental health support for returnees and ensuring they are reintegrated into society in a positive way, with follow-up programmes to address any dangerous ideas they may have adopted,\u201d Ashraf said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"1165\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cIt\u2019s worth remembering that ISIL has killed far more Muslims than Westerners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, four women and 13 children arrived in Australia from Syria. 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