Numerous Australian and English news outlets revealed that the Australian authorities have repatriated four ISIS female members who are set to be subjected to a number of control orders.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been tasked with offering assessment of this group of women. AFP Commissioner, Reece Kershaw, confirmed to Senate that investigations are ongoing into whether any of the women have breached Australian laws or should be subjected to stricter surveillance in the community.
Expressing his confidence in the surveillance framework monitoring the group, Kershaw stressed that 17 returned women and children have been cooperating with the police.
For its part, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) has for long been following up on ISIS returnees, dealing with it as one of the most sensitive issues that require significant efforts and major collaboration.
AOCE is hopeful that Australian authorities will deals with ISIS returnees wisely, and warns in the meantime against any potential exploitation of the situation by the far rightists to harass Australian Muslims.