Three women accused of being ISIS brides were arrested in Melbourne on terror and slavery charges after years in a Syrian camp, thrusting repatriation and justice back into the spotlight.

She has been charged with one count of entering, or remaining in, a declared area and one count of being a member of a terrorist organisation. Both offences carry maximum penalties of 10 years’ ...

On 7 May 2026, news.com.au published a version of this article about Kawsar Abbas (also referred to as Kawsar Ahmad). A photo of Fatma Mallouk was mistakenly used in that publication. Mrs Mallouk is ...

Video: 'ISIS bride' charged after returning to Australia from Syrian refugee camp The 34-year-old woman allegedly travelled to Syria to join ISIS before being detained for years in the Al-Hawl refugee ...

Zahra Ahmed, 33, originally from Melbourne, was the only IS-linked woman not arrested and charged as a cohort of 13 touched down in Australia on Thursday from Doha. Her mother Kawsar Abbas, 53, and ...