An Australian child returning from Syrian refugee camps where they have been staying since the Islamic State's demise, is carried through a crowd of media as they arrive at the airport in Melbourne on May 7, 2026. A group of women linked to Islamic State jihadists face arrest when they land in Australia on May 7, returning home years after allegedly sneaking into Syria to join the jihadist group's self-declared caliphate. Widely known as the `ISIS brides`, the case has stirred strong feelings in Australia. William West / AFP via Getty Images
Another cohort of “ISIS brides” and their children is expected to make their way back to Australia in the coming week.
The women and their children have been living in northeast Syria’s al-Roj internment camp after leaving Australia to join ISIS’s campaign to establish a self-declared caliphate, which collapsed in 2019.
