Islamic State-linked cohort to face arrest on return

Minister Tony Burke said the IS-linked families, who were stuck in Syria, will return to Australia. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A cohort of Islamic State-linked families can expect to be hit with the "full face of the law" upon their return to Australia, the prime minister warns.

The group of four women and nine children has finalised plans to come back to Australia after spending years stranded in a Syrian refugee camp.