Slow Syrian repatriation risk to IS defeat, court told

Save the Children is fighting in court to repatriate Australian women and children from Syria. (HANDOUT/SAVE THE CHILDREN)

Slow repatriation of women and children, including more than 30 Australians, from Syrian refugee camps is an impediment to fully defeating Islamic State, a court has been told.

Save the Children is fighting in the Federal Court for the Australian government to repatriate 11 women and 20 children, who are among 34 Australians in detention camps in northern Syria.