Turkey pressures Australia to accept Islamic State fighters as repatriation push begins

US reportedly offering to rescue Australian families of Isis fighters trapped in Syria

Australia may be forced to accept three Islamic State fighters in Turkish custody as Ankara begins repatriating foreign fighters to their homelands.

Turkey has so far sent up to 10 fighters back to Britain, the US and Germany, saying it cannot continue to house them, even as the governments have rejected taking their fighters back and have cancelled passports.

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