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Prison flagged for those who help 'ISIS bride' cohort

Aid groups have hit out at plans by the coalition to jail people found to have helped a cohort of women and children linked to the Islamic State to return home.

AAP

‘A global hero’: Jesse Jackson’s legacy of activism around the world

From opposing apartheid in South Africa to supporting Palestinian rights, the US civil rights leader left his mark across the globe

The Guardian - US

Tony Burke says Australia has few options to block return of 34 women and children from Syrian camp

One woman is subject to temporary exclusion order over security concerns, but home affairs minister says group is ‘not consistent’ in their beliefs

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

Nightly raids and violent beatings: Australia urged to accept citizens trapped in Syria as conditions in Roj camp deteriorate

Aid workers say the camp where 34 women and children are being held are ‘dire’ and present more risk than if they were repatriated

The Guardian - AU

US makes plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years

The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war

The Independent UK

A camp in Syria that held families of Islamic State members is nearly empty after repatriations

Officials say that a camp in northeastern Syria that had housed families of suspected members of the Islamic State group is now largely empty after hundreds of women and children were repatriated to their countries or transferred to other facilities in recent weeks

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Alleged Australian IS fighters transferred from Syria to Iraq where they could face death penalty

Dfat says it is aware Australians are among 5,704 detainees transferred out of Syrian prisons and into Iraqi custody

The Guardian - AU

Bipartisan offer to block ISIS-linked families' return

As the Australian government ponders what to do with 34 ISIS-linked women and children trying to return, the opposition has offered a bipartisan solution.

AAP

An Australian Citizen In A Syrian Camp Trying To Return Home Banned For Two Years

An Australian citizen in Syria has been blocked from returning home under a two-year exclusion order due to alleged ties to ISIS.

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Coles admits in court to strong-arming supplier amid ‘Down Down’ campaign – as it happened

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Syrians work to erase al-Assad cult of personality after fall of regime

Under the previous dynastic regime, Syria went from a homeland for all to a "real estate registry" for the al-Assad family. Now, the interim government is undoing the hold the al-Assads had on Syrians for decades.

Euronews

Australia blocks citizen’s return from Syria due to ‘links to Islamic State’

Government has banned an Australian with alleged ties to the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

'ISIS bride' member barred from return to Australia

One of the 34 partners and children of ISIS fighters in Syria has been barred from returning to Australia for up to two years.

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Syria starts evacuating Al-Hol camp housing thousands linked to IS, officials say

Syrian government forces took control of the northeastern camp from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) last month.

The Independent UK

Australia PM says Isis-linked families in Syria ‘made their bed’ as they are turned back to refugee camp

Group of 34 Australians who left for Australia via Damascus from the refugee camp in northeastern Syria turned back

The Conversation

Australia has ruled out repatriation for ISIS families. This isn’t a safe or coherent plan

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government will not help repatriate the 34 Australian women and children with links to Islamic State fighters who were released from a detention camp in Syria and are reportedly trying to return to Australia.

The Independent UK

Australia won’t repatriate 34 women and children from Syria

A group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to IS won’t be repatriated

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australians sent back to Syrian camps, the messy rise in inheritance fights, T20 World Cup woe

Hopes of return to Australia for wives and children of alleged IS members dashed after dramatic turnaround; growing property wealth causing ‘awful’ family disputes

The Guardian - UK

What is happening to Syria’s IS camps and their former residents?

Experts say the detention centres were a breeding ground for extremism and a new generation of IS members

The Independent UK

The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria

Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost disappeared

Euronews

Syria makes investment pitch to Europe as new law promises ‘legal firmness’

At the World Governments Summit in Dubai, the Chairman of Syria’s investment authority made a direct appeal to European investors, arguing that 2025 constituted a turning point in the country’s economic recovery.

The Independent UK

Australian citizens with alleged IS ties depart Syria’s Roj camp for repatriation

A group of Australian citizens has left a camp in northeast Syria housing people with alleged ties to Islamic State militants to begin the journey to their home country, part of an ongoing repatriation process

The Guardian - AU

Australian women and children sent back to Syrian detention camp after initial release

The group of 34 – families of dead or jailed extremists – were prevented from returning to Australia by ‘poor coordination’ with Damascus

The Independent UK

The UN says al-Hol camp population has dropped sharply as Syria moves to relocate remaining families

The U.N. refugee agency says residents are leaving Syria’s al-Hol camp in large numbers, and Syrian authorities plan to relocate those who remain

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