Security Agencies on Alert as ISIS ‘Brides,’ Children Eye Return to Australia

Four women and nine children reportedly left Syria’s al-Roj camp on April 24 and travelled to Damascus, with plans to fly to Australia.

Australian families affiliated with ISIS walk along a path before departure inside the Roj camp in al Malikiyah, Syria, on Feb. 15, 2026. Amjad Kurdo/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Australia’s security agencies are on alert as a group of ISIS-linked women and children prepare to return from Syria.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the government was not involved in organising the group’s return but confirmed intelligence agencies were closely monitoring the situation.