A group of supporters surround an ISIS-linked family as they arrive at Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday. The group of 13 women and children came home to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp following the fall of the Islamic State. Three of the women have been charged with crimes. Photo by Joel Carrett\/EPA<\/p>\n
May 8 (UPI) — Australia has charged three women linked to ISIS with crimes against humanity after they returned home from Syria.<\/p>\n
They had allegedly moved to Syria to be part of the Islamic State<\/a> caliphate in Syria, but once it fell, they were in refugee camps<\/a> guarded by Kurdish guards. They were part of a group of 13 people who were returned to Australia. It’s not yet clear if other people returning to Australia will face charges.\n<\/p>\n Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in February<\/a> that he would not allow the refugees to repatriate to Australia.<\/p>\n Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, appeared in a Melbourne court<\/a> Friday. Kawsar Ahmad was charged with four counts of crimes against humanity. Police allege she went to Syria in 2014 and kept a female slave in her home. Zeinab Ahmad faces two similar charges.\n<\/p>\n Another adult child of Kawsar Ahmad, Zahra Ahmad, arrived in Melbourne Thursday, but was not arrested.<\/p>\n Janai Safar, 32, appeared in a Sydney court and was charged with entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone and joining ISIS. She returned to Sydney Thursday with her son.\n<\/p>\n