Australian police charged on Thursday a woman linked to the Islamic State group with membership of a terrorist organisation and entering a known conflict zone.Hundreds of women from Western nations were lured to the Middle East as IS gained prominence in the early 2010s, in many cases following husbands who had signed up as jihadist fighters.A joint counter-terror police team said they will allege that the woman, 34, travelled to Syria between 2013 and 2014 with a man to join Islamic State.The man is now believed to be imprisoned in the Middle East, they added.

More ISIS-linked women and children are due to arrive in Australia today, with some expected to face terrorism charges.

As the final group of so-called “ISIS brides” makes its way back to Australia, the identity of the woman who has been barred from returning can now be revealed.

SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) - A group of seven Australian women and 12 children linked to the Islamic State militant group have made travel plans to return home, authorities said on…

A group of seven women and 12 children linked to suspected Islamic State fighters returned to Australia on Tuesday after years in Syria, police said.The so-called "ISIS brides"…

A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday.The…

Seven women with links to the self-proclaimed IS-group, and their children, are en route weeks after three women were arrested.

Australia's government says 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have booked flights to return from Syria and some could face charges.

SYDNEY, May 26 — A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on...

A group of seven women and 12 children linked to ISIS fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on

An airliner with Australian women and children linked to ISIS landed in Melbourne, facing potential legal consequences upon arrival.

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None of the women returning have been arrested, but government sources have told this masthead some women may be charged in coming days.

The woman had been issued a temporary exclusion order and was stopped at the airport in Damascus.

Australian Federal Police have not made any arrests but say inquiries are ongoing.

The woman has been charged with entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone and being a member of a terrorist organisation.

Two groups of women, who have become known as the "ISIS brides", have returned to Sydney and Melbourne this month along with their children.

A Melbourne woman who returned from Syria last year has been charged with terrorism offences, federal police have confirmed.

Australian police charged on Thursday a woman linked to the Islamic State group with membership of a terrorist organisation and entering a known conflict zone.Hundreds of women…

The AFP says the arrest should demonstrate that they will continue investigations for as long as they take, amid a furious political atmosphere surrounding the so-called ISIS…

The 34-year-old travelled to Syria over a decade ago to allegedly join Isis