‘ISIS brides’ and the Aussie kids stuck in Syria
October 15, 2025
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Episode 1693 · October 15, 2025
‘ISIS brides’ and the Aussie kids stuck in Syria
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<p>In a desert camp in northeast Syria, behind razor wire, with thousands of other people, live 12 Australian women and 25 Australian children. They are the wives and children of men who went to Syria to join ISIS.</p> <p>With Australia unwilling to help bring them home, they’re living in danger – and in limbo.</p> <p>The recent arrival of two women and four children who smuggled themselves out of a Syrian camp and found their way back to Australia has sparked fresh debate over the Australian government’s obligations – to Syria, to Australians worried about a security threat, and to these women and children, who are Australian citizens. </p> <p>Today – Greens senator David Shoebridge on the Australian children trapped in Syrian camps – and the politics of the so-called ‘ISIS brides’.</p> <p><br />If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.</p> <p><br />Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram</p> <p>Guest: Greens senator David Shoebridge</p> <p>Photo: EPA/AHMED MARDNLI</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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