Wednesday 2 November 2022 11:28 PM Kyle Sandilands defends ISIS brides and children after Sydney arrival and ... trends now
Kyle Sandilands has hit out at Australians unhappy a group of ISIS brides and their children are back in Sydney after they were evacuated from a refugee camp in Syria.
In a furious rant on Thursday morning, Sandilands told his KIIS FM listeners that he fully supported the return of the women, who were married to Islamic State terrorists during the height of the militant group's power.
Four women and 13 children arrived in NSW n Saturday with a further nine women and 29 kids expected to be repatriated in the coming weeks.
The Albanese Government has kept much of the operation's details under wraps but it was widely reported the women would be subject to intense monitoring once they arrived back in Australia.
Kyle Sandilands (above) said he welcomes back former ISIS brides with 'open arms' because they were 'tricked' and are still Australian citizens
The women were spotted visiting McDonalds (above), playgrounds and a Kmart on Wednesday after arriving in Sydney from Syria on Saturday
This belief was shattered when the women and their children were spotted visiting McDonald's, Kmart and playgrounds in Sydney's west on Tuesday.
Sandilands called for people to remember the dire conditions the families have been living in at the al-Hol and al-Roj refugee camps in Syria.
'They are Australian citizens who were tricked, young girls tricked into sex slavery, getting bashed and threatened,' he said.
'They've lived in a Syrian refugee camp for several years with children.
'I welcome you with open arms, you're welcome back to the country.'
He said media coverage of their return has mostly been negative.
'It's very strange how a lot of these journalists are acting like they're the horrible terrorists,' he said.
The women and children were previously removed from the al-Roj (above) and al-Hol refugee camps in Syria
'Yesterday there was an article saying they've gone to a McDonald's and a Kmart and I was like "So what? Just like anyone else can".'
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb also joined the conversation on Thursday to say the operation was in the hands of the government.
'I can understand the community concern. We'll work with the Commonwealth in terms of managing the risks around this,' she told the Today Show.
'I also suggested that NSW Police will continue to investigate to see if there has been offences committed previously but this will be an ongoing investigation.
When asked whether NSW Police would be monitoring the women and children, Commissioner Webb said it doesn't have the authority to.
'I'll leave it to the Commonwealth to comment on what they're doing,' she said.
