Return of ex-IS supporters: Austrians from Syria freed!

Austria took a decisive step last Saturday: As part of a return campaign, two former IS supporters and their children were brought to Vienna. Evelyn T., 26 years old, and 27-year-old Maria G. returned to home country with her minor sons. This measure took place by the Foreign Ministry, which will now also invoice the women's costs, as from current reports from .

The return of Evelyn T. and her son, born in 2017, who was caught in Camp Roj in Syria, was of great explosive. Evelyn T. has been there since 2017 and was arrested at Vienna-Schwechat Airport because there was an arrest order against her. Her lawyer Anna Mair said that she would face the current procedure that was strained because of her connections to IS. Her son was immediately handed over to Vienna's child and youth welfare. Maria G., on the other hand, was allowed to travel to her parents due to the abolition of a arrest order to Salzburg after she and her two sons were also brought back. This withdrawal took place under great security risks, since the situation in Syria is considered a volatile, such as Kurier.at reported.

The future of returnees

Both women combine their return to Austria with an uncertain future. While the public prosecutor's office in Vienna is investigating Evelyn T., it remains to be seen how the judiciary will proceed with the case of Maria G. Maria G. gave to Syria in 2015 at the age of 17 and gave birth to two sons there. After capturing it, she was recorded in Camp Roj. The return action was ordered by the judiciary after there has been an offer to return Maria's sons since 2019, but it was always rejected by it.