May 8 (UPI) -- Australia has charged three women linked to ISIS with crimes against humanity after they returned home from Syria.
They had allegedly moved to Syria to be part of the Islamic State caliphate in Syria, but once it fell, they were in refugee camps guarded by Kurdish guards. They were part of a group of 13 people who were returned to Australia. It's not yet clear if other people returning to Australia will face charges.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in February that he would not allow the refugees to repatriate to Australia.
Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, appeared in a Melbourne court Friday. Kawsar Ahmad was charged with four counts of crimes against humanity. Police allege she went to Syria in 2014 and kept a female slave in her home. Zeinab Ahmad faces two similar charges.
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