A 32-year-old woman has been charged with terror-related offences after arriving at Sydney International Airport on Thursday evening.Police said the woman was charged by the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team with allegedly entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone and joining ISIS.Both offences carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.The case is a significant counterterrorism development because it involves an arrest and charge immediately after arrival at one of Australia's busiest airports.The allegations also relate to membership of ISIS, a group that remains a focus of security agencies.The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team is the body leading... [Continue Reading]
Three Australian women linked to ISIL have been arrested after arriving at airports in Melbourne and Sydney, according to the supplied report.The arrests were made on allegations involving slavery and terrorism.The women were among four women and nine children who arrived from Syria after spending years in al-Roj Camp near the border between Syria and Iraq.The report says the arrests took place at the airports on arrival.No injuries or wider disruption were reported in the supplied material.The immediate focus appears to be on the criminal allegations and the return of the group to Australia.The case matters because it combines counter-terrorism... [Continue Reading]