Syria

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After four women and nine children associated with Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria last week, the Australian Federal Police indicated some would be referred to community reintegration and countering violent extremism programs. Australia is not starting from scratch. Thirty-one Australian women and children have previously returned from Syria,…

Advertisement National A man who reportedly travelled to Syria to help bring the women to Australia, has been arrested on an unrelated assault charge. Updated May 9, 2026 — 12:16pm, first published May 9, 2026 — 7:27am Loading Latest in Videos Video icon 0:45 Longmire likely to enter Blues and…

Shelan Khodedah has lived in Australia for nearly 10 years, and is glad to call it home. But she and fellow members of the Yazidi community in Wagga Wagga are reeling after a group of families linked to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group touched down here on Thursday night.…

Syrian authorities have claimed the ball was 'entirely' in the Australian government's court before allowing 13 ISIS brides and their children to return home.  They said the officials in Syria waited for the Commonwealth to put 'procedures in place' before allowing the group to leave. The cohort is due to arrive…

A young woman who was allegedly raped by a Syrian refugee in a beach toilet broke down in court as she recalled how she 'froze' and whimpered 'like a puppy' as he attacked her.  The 20-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was walking home along Bournemouth promenade in the…

A convoy of oil tanker trucks crosses into Syria at the Rabia–Yarubiyah border crossing in Rabia, northwest Iraq, 4 May 2026   -   Copyright © africanews Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Last updated: 06/05 - 10:29 Syria Dozens of tanker trucks carrying Iraqi oil began crossing into Syria…

Politics Advocates and experts warn the ruling could reshape protections for more than 45,000 Haitians in Massachusetts and over 1.3 million TPS holders nationwide. Members of the National TPS Alliance rallied at the Supreme Court in Washington, on Wednesday. Alex Wroblewski (AFP via Getty Images) Share Share Send this article…

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed on Sunday, 3 May, Cairo’s support for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during expanded talks in Cairo with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani.  Al-Shaibani’s visit marks the first by a Syrian foreign minister from the country’s new post-Assad leadership to Egypt. The meeting underscored…

Eva Dumani, 21, finally returned to Albania in February this year, after 12 years and nine days away from her family, and after constant attempts by her uncle to bring her home. Her father took her and her brother to Syria in January 2014, when they were eight and six…