Australian mothers and children held in a Syrian detention camp will take the Australian government to court in an attempt to compel the government to bring them home.
Nine Australian women and 17 children – the wives, widows and children of slain or jailed Islamic State fighters – held in the Roj camp in north-east Syria, will file a writ of habeas corpus in the federal court on Monday morning, arguing that Australia has “effective control” of their detention and the power to set them free.
