The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that a second group of Australians linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) leaves a refugee camp in northeast Syria and may be returning to Australia. ABC says buses transporting the group depart from the Al-Roj camp on Thursday afternoon local time, escorted by a convoy of Syrian government officials. According to the report, the group is expected to travel to Damascus. It remains unclear when they might then travel to Australia.
The report also characterizes the group as women and children connected to ISIS. Separate from the exact timing and travel arrangements to Australia, the sources agree the departure involves an organized transfer from the Al-Roj camp under Syrian government escort. The accounts do not specify the number of people in the group or whether any additional travel steps are already scheduled. The information is presented as an expected return, pending confirmation of onward travel timelines and arrangements.
