Four of the so-called “ISIS brides” and 13 children are set to arrive in Australia from Syria imminently, with the Australian Federal Police ready to make arrests.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the group had “plans to travel to Australia”, but reiterated “the government has not and will not provide any assistance to this group”.

The Australian newspaper reported the women and children are due to land in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday, flying from Qatar.

Appearing at a news conference with Burke, AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett said “some individuals” would be arrested and charged, although she would not say how many. Minors in the group will have to take part in integration programs.

Barrett said the government has been investigating the women since 2015.

For more than a decade, investigators, when possible, have been collecting evidence and information in Syria at a........

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