Australia arrests 3 women with alleged IS links

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3 Australian women back from Syria face slavery and terrorism charges over alleged IS links
Three Australian women were charged on Friday with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 others whom police allege are linked to the Islamic State group.

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Two Islamic-State linked Australian women charged with crimes against humanity
Police say Australian women with alleged IS ties face charges on return from Syria
Two ISIS brides charged with crimes against humanity, one charged with joining a terrorist organisation after returning to Australia
An Australian woman has been charged with allegedly joining a terrorist organisation, following the arrests of ISIS-linked women upon their return to Australia.

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‘Vulnerable and alone’: How an ‘ISIS bride’ found her way back home
AFP: Returning ISIS brides to be charged with slavery and terror offences
LIVE UPDATES: 'ISIS brides' and kids arrive in Australia; Politicians divided on re-settlement; AFP says 'some' will be arrested
Police are arriving at Sydney Airport ahead of the expected arrival of so-called ISIS bride Janai Safar and her nine-year-old son in about an hour's time.

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Albanese government withholds details of ISIS brides’ return to Australia, with refusal to confirm arrival timing or settlement locations
Some ISIS brides will be charged with counter-terrorism offences when they touch down in Australia
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Australia charges two women with ‘crimes against humanity’ for keeping slave under Islamic State rule in Syria

Two Australian women “kept a female slave” after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State group, police said today after they were charged

IS‑linked women are facing a raft of criminal charges. A legal expert explains the laws at play

Two women have been charged with slavery offences, and another with terrorism offences. It’s uncharted legal territory for Australia.