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"Thirteen Australian women and children linked to ISIS have reportedly been
blocked from leaving Syria again, with the Syrian Foreign Ministry blaming the
Australian government, saying it had “refused to receive them”.
The ministry said the group was turned back before reaching Damascus
International Airport to make their way back to Australia.
Earlier this year, a larger group of women and children attempted to leave
their detention camps in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria to make their way to
Australia, but they, too, were turned back by Syrian authorities.
At a press conference on Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke reiterated
the government’s stance that returning women who broke the law would face
arrest. He added they may be “weighing up whether they want to come back to
Australia ever”.
This comes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said earlier this week
Australia would provide “no support for repatriation and no assistance for
these people”.
This is not an isolated development. Australia now appears to be moving towards
an approach where repatriation is not formally undertaken, nor is it fully
prevented."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
