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The majority of the final group of Australians living in a notorious Syrian camp for the families of killed and captured Islamic State militants are expected to arrive in Australia soon. Here's what we know about them.

After leaving the al-Roj refugee camp on Thursday, a group of seven Australian women and 14 children has arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Iran is asserting unprecedented control over the strategically critical waterway, with ships reportedly facing screening processes, transit approvals and potential Bitcoin-backed insurance requirements.

Australia is the latest country to prosecute its own citizens over Islamic State's system of Yazidi slavery, part of a growing global reckoning over the role some foreign women allegedly played in the atrocities.

The ABC has seen buses carrying the group, which left the al-Roj camp on Thursday afternoon, local time.

Six Australian women, along with their children and grandchildren, look likely to leave a camp in Syria within days.

The arrest of three Australian women linked to the Islamic State group sparks anger and frustration inside the Syrian refugee camp where they had lived for years.

The political energy spent on the "ISIS brides" has not been matched by serious attention to the deficiencies in Australia's counterterrorism architecture.

Women and children linked to the Islamic State terrorist group have arrived in Melbourne and Sydney. Here's who they are and what awaits them.

The ABC can reveal new detail about the alleged treatment of a Yazidi woman who says she was held captive in the home of ISIS-linked Australians in Syria, including two women who are now facing slave-related charges.

When a group of so-called ISIS brides boarded a flight from Doha to Melbourne, they took a leap of faith, unsure of what fate awaited them at the end of their journey. But they said they were willing to face arrest for the freedom of their children.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it has not had any contact with Syrian officials about the return of a group of Australian women and children with links to the Islamic State terrorist group. 

Advocates and the former Home Affairs boss say the return of another wave of so-called 'ISIS brides' was "inevitable". But a hands-off approach means Labor lost control of the narrative. 

Australian authorities are preparing for the arrival of 13 women and children linked to Islamic State fighters, expected to land in the country from Syria today.  

The Syrian government says Australia was the ultimate decision-maker in the delay of a group of four women and nine children with links to Islamic State leaving Syria for Australia.

A group of women known as the 'ISIS brides' and their children are on their way to Australia after spending years in a Syrian refugee camp.

Flights have been booked for families linked to Islamic State fighters returning from Syria to Australia, with women in the group facing arrest and investigation after they arrive.

Four Australian women, their children and grandchildren are stuck in limbo in Syria after leaving a refugee camp for family members of suspected Islamic State fighters. This is what we know about them.

A week since a group of 13 Australian women and children with ties to former Islamic State fighters left a Syrian refugee camp for Australia, they remain in the capital Damascus in a state of limbo.

Government action needs to be taken to prevent a group of Australian families with links to former ISIS fighters from re-entering the country, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says.