(Stuff) The family of Suhayra Aden, a woman who joined Islamic State, moved to New Zealand in recent months in anticipation of her return.
Aden, the first New Zealander known to return after joining the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis), arrived from Turkey with her two children on Saturday morning, escorted by three police staff.
After two weeks in managed isolation, Aden will be able to enter the community under the supervision of a government “foreign terrorist fighters” reintegration programme.
Waiting to receive her will be family members who moved from across the Tasman, after it became apparent that Australia — which cancelled her passport — would not accept her return.
