MELBOURNE, Australia: A group of 19 Australian women and children linked to the Daesh group have booked flights to return from Syria and some could face charges, Australia’s government said on Tuesday.
The seven women and 12 children were expected to arrive on flights to Sydney and Melbourne on Tuesday, less than three weeks after a group of 13 people in similar situations returned to Australia’s two largest cities.
Three of the four women on the earlier flights were charged with slavery and terrorism offenses and remain behind bars.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said anyone among the 19 on their way to Australia who has committed crimes “can expect to face the full force of the law.”
“The government has not and will not provide any assistance to this group,” Burke said in a statement.
