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Australia Prosecutes Woman Accused of Enslaving Yazidi Teen in Syria
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (1417+ words) A woman accused of enslaving a Yazidi teenager in Syria would agree to wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and undergo religious counseling if she were freed on bail, her lawyer told a court Friday. Zeinab Ahmad, 31, continued an application…...
Australian Woman Linked to ISIS Charged with Terror Offenses
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1434+ words) An "Australian woman who returned home in September from a Syrian refugee camp has been charged with allegedly joining the ISIS group and entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone, authorities said on Thursday. The 34-year-old travelled to Syria…...
2nd Group of Australian Women linked to ISIS Return from Syria
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1480+ words) A cohort of Australian women and children linked to ISIS has returned home from a Syrian refugee camp, the second such group to arrive back in Australia this month. Local media reported two women and seven children landed in Melbourne…...
3 Australian Women Back from Syria Face Slavery and Terrorism Charges over Alleged ISIS Links
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1771+ words) Three Australian women were refused bail when they appeared in courts on Friday charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 others whom police allege are linked to the ISIS group. The four women…...
Australians Linked to ISIS Militants in Syria Arrive in Melbourne
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1103+ words) A group of women linked to the ISIS extremist group landed in Melbourne on Thursday, years after allegedly sneaking into Syria to join the group's self-declared caliphate. The Qatar Airways flight from Doha, reportedly carrying three women and eight children…...
Snake on a Plane Delays Flight in Australia
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (717+ words) An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane's cargo hold, officials said on Wednesday. The snake was found on Tuesday as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport…...