Seventeen Australian family members of Islamic State fighters have arrived in Australia in the first stage of a highly sensitive operation.
Sources said four family groups have been removed from the al-Roj refugee camp in northern Syria and could arrive in Australia as soon as Saturday.
The member for Fowler said south-west Sydney residents were alarmed by the idea of family members of Islamic State fighters being resettled in the area.
Deradicalisation experts have backed a plan to rescue dozens of Australian relatives of former Islamic State fighters from Syria despite the Coalition’s warnings.
The strikes came even as Washington is aiming to respond soon to a draft agreement proposed by the European Union that would bring back the 2015 nuclear deal.
Marcia Jolley and Nayran Tabiei formed a strong friendship after meeting at a local community centre.
Israel has sent humanitarian and medical aid and has also established a field hospital in Ukraine. But it has refrained from enacting sanctions and offering arms to Ukraine’s government.
The warning suggested Russia might seek to create a pretense for escalating the two-week-old conflict that has seen the Russian offensive slowed by stronger-than-expected Ukrainian defenders.
A man alleged to have shot at armed forces overseas has been granted bail,as his lawyer criticised the attitude of high-ranking Australian Federal Police members.
A sleepless night across Syria’s northern Idlib province on Thursday brought alarming sounds,deadly violence and a barrage of breathless rumours.
The 45-year-old Iraqi had been an important leader in Islamic State’s precursor,the Islamic State of Iraq - an offshoot of al Qaeda.