The last Australian woman stranded in the Middle East over suspected links to the Islamic State group will be allowed to return home, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Thursday.Dozens of women and children have been returning to Australian from squalid Syrian detention camps, where they were held for years after the collapse of Islamic State's self-declared caliphate.In many cases the women left Australia to follow husbands who had signed up as jihadist fighters, which has seen them widely dubbed the "IS brides" back home.

Hodan Abby has been granted permission return from Syria, but will face “significant and invasive surveillance” upon arrival.

Hodan Abby has been granted permission return from Syria, but will face “significant and invasive surveillance” upon arrival.

Home affairs minister Tony Burke says return permit ‘has to be issued’ following advice from agencies and lawyers

A woman living in Syria who has links to Islamic State and had been banned from returning to Australia has been issued a permit to come home.

The woman had been barred from the country due to national security concerns, but will now be allowed to return with her child.

The last Australian woman stranded in the Middle East over suspected links to the Islamic State group will be allowed to return home, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on…

The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia.

The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia

MELBOURNE: The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Daesh group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia under strict conditions, Home…