Thirteen Australian women and children linked to Islamic State return from Syria
Thirteen Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have returned to Australia from Syria, with arrivals reported in Melbourne and Sydney.The returnees left the Al Roj camp in Syria nearly two weeks earlier.One group landed at Melbourne Airport on Thursday night, while another woman and her child arrived at Sydney International Airport shortly afterwards.The arrivals were described as part of a wider repatriation of Australian women and children with links to former Islamic State fighters.Two of the women who landed in Melbourne have been charged with offences related to slavery.A 32-year-old woman who arrived in Sydney has... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 May 2026 01:59 LONDON
Australian women denied bail over Syria slavery and terrorism charges
Three Australian women have been denied bail after appearing in court over allegations including slavery, crimes against humanity and terrorism-related offences linked to Syria.The women were among a group of four women and nine children repatriated from the Roj camp in northeastern Syria, where they had been held for years before arriving in Australia on Thursday.In Melbourne, 53-year-old Kawsar Abbas and her 31-year-old daughter Zeinab Ahmed were charged over allegations they purchased a Yazidi woman as a slave for $10,000.Abbas faces four counts of crimes against humanity, while Ahmed is charged with two slavery offences.In Sydney, 32-year-old Janai Safar was... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 May 2026 01:00 LONDON
Three Australian women arrested at Melbourne and Sydney airports after return from Syria
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]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 20:31 LONDON
Police conclude search at religious group headquarters in Cheshire after arrests
Police in Cheshire have concluded searches at the headquarters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Crewe and say the building has been released to residents.Cheshire Police said it was first made aware in March of allegations of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery involving a member of the group.The force said the reported offences are understood to have taken place in 2023 and involved one female victim.Officers raided three properties in Crewe on Wednesday, including Webb House, and arrested seven men and three women.All 10 have since been released on conditional bail, which prevents their... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 May 2026 19:30 LONDON
