A number of Australian women with alleged ties to Islamic State group militants will be arrested and face criminal investigations if they return from Syria , police said Wednesday. The Australian government had been alerted Wednesday that four women and nine children had booked flights from Damascus to Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said. He did not say when they were expected to arrive. Australian Federal Police since 2015 have been investigating the behavior of Australians who had traveled to the Islamic State group’s so-called caliphate that had been centered in Syria, Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said. Investigations had included potential terrorism offenses and crimes against humanity such as slave trading, she said. “Some individuals will be arrested and charged. Some will face continued investigations when they arrive in Australia,” Barrett told reporters. The children would undergo programs to counter violent extremism, she said.…