A group of women and children suspected of belonging to ISIL have returned to Australia | ISIL/ISIS news

Australian Federal Police have made no arrests but say inquiries are ongoing.

A group of 19 women and children suspected of being linked to ISIL (ISIS) have returned to Australia, with the government warning that anyone found involved in terrorist activities will be prosecuted.

Six women and 13 children arrived from a Syrian refugee camp on Tuesday, with one group landing in Sydney and the other in Melbourne.

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That’s it the second group of Australian women and children to return from Syria this month. In response to criticism of their arrival, the Australian government said it did not help them.

“These are people who have made the terrible decision to join a dangerous gang and put their children in an unthinkable place,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.

Australian women began traveling to Syria to marry ISIL members in 2012, and some considered them unwilling.

Pa the height of his power in 2015, the territory controlled by ISIL across Syria and Iraq is comparable to the United Kingdom.

Australian Federal Police did not arrest any members of the gang when they arrived but said investigations were ongoing.

The group’s return has sparked outrage in some parts of the Australian public.

According to local media, a large number of police officers were deployed at Melbourne Airport, where a confrontation broke out when a group of women and children were escorted through a side gate.

Australia is one of several Western countries that have expressed reluctance to return citizens who traveled to the Middle East to join the ISIL group nearly a decade ago.

Both France and the UK have expressed opposition to allowing former ISIL members to return.

In 2022, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child stated that France’s failure to return children born to Syrian citizens in Syria violated their right to life and they were subjected to violence.

Meanwhile, the UK confiscated British citizenship Shamima Begum of his citizenship in 2019 for reasons of national security.

In February, the Australian government granted a temporary non-removal order to a Syrian woman, preventing her from returning home.

His son, who did not stop him from returning, chose to stay with him.

The order bans the woman from returning to Australia until February 2028, and her family is contesting the decision.

Afzal Ashraf, a fellow at Loughborough University who works on international relations and security, said the threat posed by immigrants from countries including Syria should be seen in perspective.

“There will be some security issues, because people like this can have problems like PTSD,” Ashraf told Al Jazeera.

“The fact is that there are security problems in Australia and other countries, but statistically, the return of this type of people does not increase the risk, while the risk of life due to terrorism is much lower than the risk of road accidents, for example.”

“That said, these risks can be reduced by providing adequate mental health services to returnees and ensuring that they are reintegrated into society in a positive way, with follow-up programs to address any negative thoughts they may have,” said Ashraf.

“It is worth remembering that ISIL has killed more Muslims than Westerners.”

Earlier this month, four women and 13 children arrived in Australia from Syria. Three of the women were arrested upon arrival.