(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have raided homes in Sydney and Melbourne in an attempt to gather evidence against some of the 67 family members of Islamic State fighters living in a Syrian refugee camp.
The Australian Federal Police has stepped up investigations into the Australians trapped in the al-Hawl camp amid concerns some of them may try to flee and make their way home as conditions deteriorate in the camp.
The AFP raided properties in Melbourne on January 30, and in Sydney on February 5, which federal government sources confirmed were connected to its investigation into the wives of slain or imprisoned Australian Islamic State fighters.
The government insists it has no plans to rescue the Australians because the conditions in Syria are too dangerous and many of the women and families pose an ongoing security risk.
