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Woman charged with joining Islamic State after arriving back in Australia

7 May 2026 at 13:47

Two more women arrested and expected to be charged after a group of 13 with family links to IS landed back from Syria on Thursday

A woman who arrived back in Australia after spending more than seven years in Syrian detention camps has been charged in Sydney with allegedly entering a declared conflict zone and joining Islamic State.

Janai Safar, 32, was a member of a group of 13 women and children who arrived back in separate flights – one into Sydney and one into Melbourne – on Thursday evening.

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© Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

© Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

© Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

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