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Australian women linked to Islamic State charged with offences over Syria travel
Key takeaways
- Kawsar Abbas, 53 and her daughter Zeinab Ahmed, 31 will appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday, less than 24 hours after they were arrested at Melbourne airport.
- Abbas faces four charges of crimes against humanity with police alleging she went to Syria in 2014 and kept a female slave in her home.
- In Sydney, Janai Safar, 32, is also due in court on Friday, charged with allegedly entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone and joining IS.
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Simon Atkinson,Melbourneand Lana Lam,Sydney Australian Federal Police Three Australian women who returned home on Thursday have been charged Three Australian women with links to the Islamic State (IS) group have been formally charged after returning home from Syria.
Kawsar Abbas, 53 and her daughter Zeinab Ahmed, 31 will appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday, less than 24 hours after they were arrested at Melbourne airport.
Abbas faces four charges of crimes against humanity with police alleging she went to Syria in 2014 and kept a female slave in her home. Ahmed faces two similar charges.
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