What could possibly go wrong? Celebrate diversity! Sure, these women can be just as much convinced and committed jihadis as their husbands were, and they could raise their children to be jihadis, but come on, man! Don’t be “Islamophobic”!
“Islamic State women and children to be returned to Australia from Syrian camps,” by Daniella White and Matthew Knott, Sydney Morning Herald, October 2, 2022:
Australia is preparing to overturn its policy of more than three years and launch a mission to repatriate dozens of women and children, the family members of former Islamic State fighters who have been languishing for years in squalid detention camps in Syria.
News of the impending operation, which was confirmed by security sources in Australia, has given hope to dozens of families that they will be reunited with their loved ones, some of whom who have been stuck in limbo for more than three years.
About 20 Australian women and more than 40 of their children have been living at the al-Hawl and al-Roj camps in Syria’s north-east since the fall of the Islamic State “caliphate” in early 2019.
Kamalle Dabboussy, whose daughter Mariam and three children are in the al-Roj camp, said news of a rescue effort was consistent with recent discussions between advocates and authorities….
The return of some of the Australians may be controversial in Australia. It will likely pose a challenge to the country’s security organisations, according to sources speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to comment publicly….
