Australia was a ‘deciding factor’ in the latest attempt by a group of ISIS brides and their children seeking to return home, according to Syrian authorities.

On Thursday, ISIS-linked women are due to arrive at Sydney Airport on flight QR908. 

A larger contingent is scheduled to land in Melbourne later in the afternoon on flight QR904.

The group of 13 is made up of four Australian women and nine children, who departed the Al Roj camp in Syria last week.

‘The Australian government had the ultimate authority,’ a Syrian government official told ABC News on Wednesday night.

‘The ball was entirely in the court of the Australians.’

The Daily Mail has contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for comment.

Officers from the Australian Federal Police are expected to take some of the women into custody upon their arrival at the airport. 

The children who return will be asked to undergo community integration programs, therapeutic support, and countering violent extremism programs, the force said.

More to come. 

Australia was a ‘deciding factor’ in the latest attempt by a group of ISIS brides and their children seeking to return home, according to Syrian authorities (file image)