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Second group of IS-linked women and children arrive in Australia

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Police say investigations are ongoing against 19 Australians with links to the IS group following their return from a detention camp in north-eastern Syria. The six women and their children landed in Melbourne and Sydney last night.Many of the women claim they were manipulated, coerced or trafficked into the Middle East before being detained in the Al Roj camp. They are the second group to arrive in the country this month.
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