Sydney man arrested over alleged involvement with terrorist organisation

April 24, 2020   

(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have arrested a western Sydney man who they will allege was involved with the terrorist organisation Jabhat al-Nusra more than seven years ago.

Police will allege the man travelled from Sydney to Syria between September and December 2012 and June and October 2013, where he engaged in hostile activity with or on behalf of terrorist organisation Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.

Jabhat al-Nusra has been listed as a terrorist organisation in Australia since 2013.

Last year, officers from the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team started Operation Mikhof to investigate the circumstances surrounding the man’s travels to Syria.

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