A woman who allegedly travelled in parts of Syria under the control of the Islamic State was arrested on Jan. 5, Australian police said.
The 31-year-old New South Wales (NSW) woman is accused of entering and remaining in Syria in early 2014 to follow her husband, who left Australia to join and fight for the terrorist organisation in 2013.
Police say the woman was aware of her husband’s activity in Syria and willingly travelled to the conflict region. Her husband is believed to have died in Syria in 2018.
Mariam Raad was residing in the al-Roj internally displaced persons camp in north-east Syria until she was repatriated back to Australia in October 2022 along with 16 other women and children….
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