So-called ISIS brides are being warned they will be met with “the full force of the law” if they return home, after several Australian women and their children finally left a Syrian refugee camp and arrived in the capital Damascus over the weekend.

Authorities are closely tracking the movements of the four women and nine children who were transported by road on Friday from the al-Roj facility in northern Syria, as they again attempt to fly back to Australia.

Plane tickets for the 13 family members have now reportedly been secured, but The Nightly has been told international alerts, that would occur when the travel is booked using passport details, have not yet been activated.

The four Australian ISIS brides, three from Melbourne and one from Sydney, were escorted to Damascus with their children in a joint Syrian-Kurdish operation, two months after an aborted attempt was led by prominent Sydney doctor Jamal Rifi.

According to The Australian newspaper, the group of 13 in Damascus are Kawsar Abbas, her two adult daughters, Zahra and Zeinab, and their children, along with Ms Abbas’s niece Janai Safar, and her son.

A further seven women and 14 of their children are believed to still be in al-Roj camp, but authorities say it’s still uncertain how many of the overall group of 34 Australians would eventually seek to return.

Earlier this year the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued one-off emergency passports to all members of the group, but at least one of the women has now been placed under a Temporary Exclusion Order effectively blocking her return for two years.

In February, The Nightly revealed Dr Rifi had flown to the Middle East from Sydney to coordinate an attempt to repatriate the Australians, but the group was later turned back just 50 kilometres from the Al-Roj camp.

Al-Roj camp director Hakmiyeh Ibrahim said unlike the previous operation in February, “the co-ordination was perfect” for this smaller repatriation effort, and she hoped more releases would be possible in the near future.

A Government spokesperson again insisted it was not repatriating people from Syria and warned that some members of the cohort could expect to face charges if they return.

“Our security agencies have been monitoring - and continue to monitor - the situation in Syria to ensure they are prepared for any Australians seeking to return to Australia,” the spokesperson told The Nightly.

“People in this cohort need to know that if they have committed a crime and if they return to Australia they will be met with the full force of the law.

“The safety of Australians and the protection of Australia’s national interests remain the overriding priority.”

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Jonno Duniam has demanded the Albanese Government immediately decide whether to block or manage the return of the cohort from flying back to Australia.

“The Albanese Government has a responsibility to make the hard decisions and to act in our national interest,” Senator Duniam said in a statement.

“They must be up front on whether any individuals are at risk of radicalisation. If they cannot do this, they must block their return.”

“These are individuals who chose to abandon Australia, our values of freedom and opportunity for all, to align themselves with a terrorist organisation.”

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce told Seven’s Sunrise program on Monday that more members of the group should also be excluded using Temporary Exclusion Orders.

“These are women… who were a party to some of the most horrendous crimes in the history of the world,” Mr Joyce said.

“If we’ve got a temporary exclusion on one, we should be doing everything to get a temporary exclusion on the lot.”

When asked about Mr Joyce’s comments, Defence Minister Richard Marles indicated his proposal would not be possible.

“I’m not to go into the specifics in relation to individuals, as it’s not appropriate to do that. We are we have explored and indeed put in place exclusion orders in relation to people, where we have been able to do that”.

In 2019 the Morrison government brought back eight orphans and one newborn from Syria, while in 2022 the Albanese government repatriated four ISIS-linked Australian women and their 13 children to Sydney, sparking criticism from political opponents.

Several other Australians linked to ISIS, including men who went overseas to fight for the caliphate, also returned home voluntarily during the previous Coalition government.