Dave HollandMay 9
The children…. We must not treat them as guilty terrorists. They need our help, for them and for us.
#isisbrides
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/may/08/the-children-of-is-linked-families-must-not-be-treated-as-extensions-of-their-parents-but-individuals-shaped-by-years-of-trauma-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The children of IS-linked families must not be treated as extensions of their parents – but individuals shaped by years of trauma

Islamic State committed extraordinary brutality. But how Australia treats the children returning from Syria is a test of our humanity

The Guardian
NewsletterTFMay 7

Three Women Detained on Return to Australia, Facing Serious Charges

Three women arrested in Sydney and Melbourne upon arrival in Australia on Thursday face serious charges including terrorism and slavery offenses.

#AustralianTerrorCharges, #ISISBrides, #SydneyAirport, #MelbourneAirport, #CrimesAgainstHumanity

https://newsletter.tf/three-women-arrested-sydney-melbourne-terrorism-charges/

NewsletterTFMay 7

Three women and nine children have returned to Australia after years in Syrian camps. Police arrested the women upon arrival.

#AustralianTerrorCharges, #ISISBrides, #SydneyAirport, #MelbourneAirport, #CrimesAgainstHumanity
https://newsletter.tf/three-women-arrested-sydney-melbourne-terrorism-charges/

Three Women Arrested in Sydney and Melbourne on Terrorism Charges

Three women arrested in Sydney and Melbourne upon arrival in Australia on Thursday face serious charges including terrorism and slavery offenses.

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Nate CochraneMay 6
It’s just amazing that all those CPG journos sat in that Labor Govt press conference about the #ISISBrides and not one of them raised the IDF soldiers complicit in genocide holidaying in Australia or returning home. #auspol #ThisIsNotJournalism
Show threadRaymondPierreL3Apr 29

@sister_ratched
Totally agree. #AlboPM ‘s reticence is political. I also agree that where these so-called #ISISBrides are #Australian #Citizens they should be repatriated and face the #justice system if indictable in accordance with Australian #Law. End of story.

This miserable saga ought to weight heavily on every citizen and their constitutional rights.

NewsletterTFApr 2

Whispers from the Camps: A Shifting Tide for the 'ISIS Brides'

Are Australian ISIS families returning from Syria? Learn about the 34 citizens in al-Roj camp and the government's secret plans for repatriation in 2026.

#australia, #syriacamps, #nationalsecurity, #isisbrides, #humanitarian

https://newsletter.tf/australian-isis-families-syria-repatriation-2026/

NewsletterTFApr 2

As of February 2026, 34 Australians remain in the al-Roj camp in Syria. This is a complex situation involving national security and humanitarian needs for 20 children.

#australia, #syriacamps, #nationalsecurity, #isisbrides, #humanitarian
https://newsletter.tf/australian-isis-families-syria-repatriation-2026/

Australian ISIS families in Syria camps: Government considers return plans as of February 2026

Are Australian ISIS families returning from Syria? Learn about the 34 citizens in al-Roj camp and the government's secret plans for repatriation in 2026.

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Show threadEndemicEarthlingMar 2

However you would like to answer these questions with regards to the eleven #ISISbrides, I wonder if your answer is any different when it comes to the 500+ Australian citizens who have travelled to the Middle East in recent years to join another death cult engaged in horrific crimes against civilians, on an even larger scale, in order to keep expanding an even more heavily armed and well-funded religiously-aligned project of domination: the IDF.

During its most intense period of sustained slaughter, lasting around two years from 2014–16, #IslamicState (#ISIS) forces killed over 25,000 people (the precise figure may never be known), the vast majority civilians/non-combatants, with many more wounded, held captive and tortured, or forced to flee, a horrific reign of terror whose effects continue to reverberate across the region a decade later.

During its most intense period of sustained slaughter, lasting around two years from 2023–25, the #IDF killed well over 100,000 people (the precise figure may never be known), the vast majority civilians/non-combatants, with many more wounded, held captive and tortured, or forced to flee, a horrific reign of terror whose violence has not ceased today.
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EndemicEarthlingMar 2

Before #Iran knocked most other news off the front page, Australian political discourse was dominated last week by finger-pointing, point-scoring and posturing over the so-called #ISISbrides: 11 Australian women who travelled to Syria or Iraq over a decade ago with their husbands allegedly in order to join Islamic State/ISIS. The husbands were all killed or captured by Kurdish/FSA forces, with their wives and children also captured and detained separately. This cohort of 11 women and 23 children has been held in a detention camp for the last 6+ years. The camp has recently changed hands and is in the process of being shut down.

So these women and children are now reportedly trying to return to Australia, The federal government has largely ignored them for years, even though it has a legal obligation to accept their entry as citizens.

The #ALP government, #Coalition (putative) opposition and surging far-right #OneNation have each been engaged in an #Islamophobic race-to-the-bottom, seeking to outdo one another in denunciation & performative cruelty (including towards 23 children—whatever people may think about the terrible decision by their parent(s) a decade ago).

What has been missing from this entire discussion?
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Nate CochraneFeb 26
Who is advising Albanese re: #ISISbrides? They’ll come home. Either in coffins or economy seats. Outcome choices: Gratitude v vengeance #SocialCohesion v radicalisation Or does he hope these Aussie mums & their kids fade away or become someone else’s problem? What’s his end game? #auspol