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Australian Women Charged With IS Crimes Against Humanity
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Australian Women Charged With IS Crimes Against Humanity

Three Australian women who returned from IS-controlled Syria now face serious criminal charges, with two — Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31 — charged with crimes against humanity including slavery offences, appearing in a Melbourne court. A third woman, Janai Safar, 32, faces separate charges including joining a terrorist organisation in Sydney. The arrests mark one of Australia's most significant prosecutions linked to the Islamic State's rule in Syria.

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