19 Australians linked to Islamic State return from Syria (opens in new tab)

Seven Australian women and 12 children linked to Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria on Tuesday on flights to Melbourne and Sydney, after leaving the al-Roj camp in northeast Syria last week. Australian officials said members of the group had arranged their own travel, and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the government “has not and will not provide any assistance to this group”. Burke said law enforcement and intelligence agencies had prepared for such returns since 2014 and ...