France returns women, children from Syria

In September, The European Court of Human Rights ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to Syria with their partners to join Islamic State, and the children they gave birth to there. 

The Australian government is in the process of bringing 16 women - who are family members of Islamic State members - home to Australia after almost four years.

Dozens of children will also be evacuated from the al-Roj detention camp as part of the rescue mission.

with AAP