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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rod McGuirk

Australian woman and daughter to return from Syrian camp for IS families under strict conditions

Australia Syria IS Families - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia under strict conditions, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Thursday.

The woman and her nine-year-old daughter had planned to return to Australia in February with a group of Australian women and children held in the Roj camp, but was prevented from leaving by a temporary exclusion order.

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