3 Australian women returning from Syria are arrested on suspicion of slavery and terrorism offenses
- Thirteen Australian women and children linked to Islamic State arrived from Syrian camps to Australia on two flights, facing potential criminal charges related to terrorism and slavery offenses.
- The Australian government condemned their previous travel to Syria supporting Islamic State and refused repatriation assistance, though the children will receive community reintegration support.
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Three ISIS-linked women arrested upon return to Australia
Three women returning from a refugee camp in Syria were arrested and charged with a range of offences — including slavery charges — upon landing yesterday evening. Meanwhile, the battle for Farrer between One Nation and independent Michelle Milthorpe is tomorrow. The post Three ISIS-linked women arrested upon return to Australia appeared first on Crikey.
A group of 13 women and children suspected of having links to former Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Syria have returned to Australia, where authorities have confirmed some of them may have been arrested. They were residents of the Al Roj camp, also known as Camp Roj, where Shamima Begum - the teenage girl who fled the UK for Syria in 2015 - also lived. Krissy Barrett, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), said "a number of indiv…
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