Former 'IS bride' set to face trial

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 07, 2023 12:11 am

SYDNEY: An Australian woman rescued from a squalid Syrian detention camp was due to face court Friday on charges linked to her former husband's role within the Islamic State group.

Mariam Raad was repatriated in October as part of a humanitarian mission to free Australian women and children from the notorious camps at Al-Hol and Roj.

VICTIM OR ENEMY? This April 24, 2018 file photo shows smoke rising from the Islamic State militant’s positions in the Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood, south of Damascus, Syria. An Australian woman rescued from a squalid Syrian detention camp was due to face court Friday on charges linked to her former husband’s role within the Islamic State group. XINHUA PHOTO

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