A group of four women and nine children with links to Islamic State are set to arrive in Sydney and Melbourne today, ending years of limbo in a Syrian detention camp.

While the Federal Police prepare to lay charges against some of the women, the children face a complex journey of therapy, de-radicalisation, and community integration. 

But, what chance do these children actually have at a normal life?

Save the Children CEO Mat Tinkler joins Breaking Politics to give us his take