Australian women linked to Islamic State charged with offences over Syria travel
Summary
Three Australian women with links to the Islamic State group have been charged after returning from Syria. They face serious charges including crimes against humanity and terrorism-related offenses.Key Facts
- Kawsar Abbas and her daughter Zeinab Ahmed were arrested in Melbourne and face charges for keeping a female slave in Syria.
- Abbas faces four charges of crimes against humanity; Ahmed faces two similar charges.
- Janai Safar was arrested in Sydney and charged with entering a conflict zone and being a member of IS.
- Safar traveled to Syria in 2015 to join her husband, who was part of IS.
- The charges carry maximum prison sentences between 10 and 25 years.
- The three women were part of a group of 13 people returned from Syria, including nine children.
- These people had been living since 2019 at the al-Roj camp in Syria.
- The Australian government previously refused to repatriate this group and issued a temporary exclusion order to one member.
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