Returned ISIS wife Mariam Raad sentenced over charges of entering terrorist-controlled region

June 12, 2024   

(ABC-Australia) A woman charged with willingly entering Syria to be with her Islamic State fighter husband has avoided jail time.

So-called ISIS bride Mariam Raad, 32, was arrested in January 2023, and charged with entering a region controlled by a terrorist organisation.

Last month, she pleaded guilty to the charge and on Wednesday was discharged conditionally at Goulburn Local Court.

Raad received no conviction and was discharged conditionally, meaning she needs to display good behaviour for the next 25 months.

She also has to continue seeing a psychologist and engage in reintegration support programs.

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