Returned ISIS wife Mariam Raad from Young will enter a plea as judge sets sentencing date

(ABC-Australia) A woman charged with willingly entering Syria to be with her ISIS fighter husband will be sentenced in June after indicating to a court that she will plead guilty.

So-called “ISIS-bride” Mariam Raad was arrested in January 2023 and charged with entering or remaining in an area controlled by the Islamic State group.

Police allege Ms Raad willingly travelled to Syria to join her husband Muhammad Zahab in 2014 and was aware of his activities with the terrorist group.

Ms Raad, from Young, appeared in Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday where her lawyer Sarah Hedberg indicated that she would enter a plea and asked for a sentencing date to be set.

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