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 ...

On 7 May 2026, news.com.au published a version of this article about Kawsar Abbas (also referred to as Kawsar Ahmad). A photo of Fatma Mallouk was mistakenly used in that publication. Mrs Mallouk is ...

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.

"When you are young, you do so many mistakes, you don't get charged [for] those mistakes." ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

There is “no real basis” to cancel the passports of ISIS brides preparing to return to Australia, one of the nation’s leading ...

Seven women and 12 children have returned to Australia with one MP questioning where the so-called “ISIS brides” will live. Follow all the developments.

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 ...