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Two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp with most bound for Melbourne

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Authorities in two Australian states are preparing to resettle children returning from squalid detention camps and life under Islamic State rule, as at least some of their mothers face possible criminal charges. Four women and nine children are expected to return to Australia on Thursday, with all of them apart from a mother and her child bound for Melbourne. The Australian federal police said on Wednesday that some of the women would be arrested and charged, while support would be made available for the children. Mat Tinkler, the CEO of Save the Children Australia, said this was exactly the scenario that had been advocated for since the collapse of the so-called caliphate in 2019 led to the group of 34 Australians being detained in camps in north-east Syria .…

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