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Australian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group
Police allege Rayann El Houli traveled to Syria to join Islamic State, and investigators say they are still gathering evidence in the case.
- On Tuesday, May 26, the second group of women and children linked to the Islamic State arrived in Sydney and Melbourne after years of detention in Syria's al-Roj camp.
- These returnees fled the camp following the 2019 Islamic State caliphate collapse, sparking political debate as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor accused the government of "rolling out the welcome mat" for citizens who turned their backs on Australia.
- On Thursday, Australian Federal Police charged 34-year-old Rayann El Houli with terrorism offenses, alleging she traveled to Syria between 2013 and 2014 to join the Islamic State before returning last September.
- Border authorities prevented 30-year-old Hodan Abby from boarding a flight in Damascus on Monday, enforcing a Temporary Exclusion Order issued by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on national security grounds.
- Investigations remain ongoing under Operation Kurrajong, with authorities emphasizing that no arrests upon the latest cohort's arrival does not indicate inquiries have ceased.
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Australian woman charged over travel to Syria to join Islamic State
An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she appeared in a court on Thursday charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group.Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Lebanon with her children and another woman, police and her lawyer said.The arrest came two days after seven women and 12 children linked to IS returned to Australia from a Syrian refug…
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