ISIS brides still stuck in Syria, Middle East, may sue Australian Government alleging detainment

The remaining ISIS brides trapped in north-eastern Syria need to take authorized motion towards the Australian Authorities for leaving them in limbo.

About 40 ladies, many who had been stripped of their Australian passports after travelling to ISIS-controlled Syria, and their kids, who’re authorized Australian residents, say they really feel let down by the federal government.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese final 12 months introduced dwelling the primary batch of ‘ISIS brides’ and promised to return the remainder in later batches.

Nonetheless, the Saturday Telegraph revealed no plans have been made for the remaining ladies’s resettlement virtually seven months later.

About Australian 20 kids and their moms who’re trapped in Syria need to take authorized motion towards the Australian Authorities (pictured, al-Hol camp in Syria)

Shayma Assaad, her mom Bessima Assaad, Mariam Dabboussy and Mariam Raad and their 13 kids returned to Australia final 12 months beneath a cloud of controversy.

Considered one of their relations now claims they see the federal government’s inaction for the remaining ladies as a ‘damaged promise’.

‘(The federal government) have been indicating they need to deliver them again however with out offering any sort of timeline as a result of now “just isn’t a superb time”,’ they stated.

A workforce of legal professionals with the help of Save The Kids is trying to assist 20 of the youngsters nonetheless being held in Syria, in addition to their moms, file an Australia-first lawsuit within the Supreme Court docket.

The case will declare the ladies are being ‘detained’ by the Australian Authorities who’ve did not deliver them dwelling from Syria.

If the case is delivered to court docket, the ladies could be required to return to Australia to seem. 

Among the many ladies but to be returned to Australia is Nesrine Zahab (above) whose extremist cousin, Muhammad Zahab, is known to have lured the vast majority of the ladies into Syria

‘Now we have assembled a high-calibre authorized workforce to arrange an utility for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of those Australians, who’ve now been trapped within the camps for greater than 4 years,’ Save The Kids CEO Mat Tinkler advised the Telegraph.

‘Save the Kids has been encouraging the Australian Authorities at each out there alternative to deliver dwelling the remaining Australians, and dealing to keep away from the prospect of authorized motion.

‘Nonetheless, the households have turn out to be more and more determined, because the dangers to their kids’s well being and security develop with every single day that passes. Whereas litigation is a final resort, continued authorities inaction means the submitting of the case is now imminent.’

Comparable authorized battles have been launched in America and India.

Among the many ladies but to return to Australia is Nesrine Zahab whose extremist cousin, Muhammad Zahab, is known to have lured the vast majority of the ladies into Syria.

Nesrine stated in 2019 she was pressured to marry Sydney-born ISIS fighter Ahmed Merhi after arriving in Syria.