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ISIS-Linked Australian Women Charged with Crimes Against Humanity After Syria Return

Two Australian women, who had traveled to Syria and were linked to the Islamic State, have been charged with crimes against humanity, including slavery. The charges were filed upon their return to Australia, with one case involving a mother and daughter appearing in a Melbourne court.

7 May, 22:15 — 8 May, 06:09
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BBCHigh27d ago

Two Islamic-State linked Australian women charged with crimes against humanity

A third woman who also returned to Australia from Syria was charged with joining a terrorist organisation.

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The GuardianMostly Factual27d ago

IS-linked mother and daughter charged with crimes against humanity including slavery face Melbourne court

Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad, 31, appear in Melbourne as Janai Safar, 32, due to face Sydney court on separate charges including joining a terrorist organisation Two Australian women charged with committing crimes against humanity including slavery offences during the rule of Islamic State in Syria have faced a Melbourne court. Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, were arrested by officers from the Victorian joint counter-terrorism team (JCTT) at Mel...

By Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

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SCMPMostly Factual28d ago

Islamic State-linked Australian women charged with keeping slave in Syria

Two Australian women “kept a female slave” after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support Islamic State, police said on Friday after the pair were charged in Melbourne. The women returned to Australia on Thursday evening for the first time in almost a decade, travelling from a Syrian detention camp where they were stranded after the group’s collapse. They were immediately arrested after their Qatar Airways flight landed at Melbourne International Airport. Police accused the women – a mother and...

By Agence France-Presse

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The IndependentMostly Factual27d ago

Isis-linked Australian women returning from Syria charged with crimes against humanity

Australia’s department of home affairs estimates that more than 200 Australians, including men, women and children, travelled to Syria and Iraq between 2012 and 2019 to support or join the terrorist group

By Maroosha Muzaffar

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YahooMostly Factual27d ago

Two Islamic-State linked Australian women charged with crimes against humanity

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sbs-newsMostly Factual27d ago

New crimes against humanity charges and $2 million question over IS-group-linked women

The AFP is yet to answer questions about the fate of the children, many of whom were born in Middle Eastern prison camps.

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ndtvMostly Factual27d ago

Two Australian Women Linked To ISIS Charged With Keeping Slave In Syria

The pair returned to Australia on Thursday evening for the first time in almost a decade, travelling from a Syrian detention camp where they were stranded after the group's collapse.

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myjoyonlineMixed28d ago

Two Islamic-State linked Australian women charged with crimes against humanity

Three Australian women with links to the Islamic State (IS) group have been formally charged after returning home from Syria.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

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