‘ISIS bride’ barred from returning to Australia fled to Syria as teen to join jihadis

IS women and children leave Syria, two left behind

Nineteen Australian IS-linked women and children left Syria Monday night; one woman and her child remain, barred by a two-year Temporary Exclusion Order issued by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke. The May 7 repatriation — the first globally executed without direct government involvement — may set a precedent for private advocacy groups in other Western countries to organize independent returns.