A 34-year-old Melbourne woman has been charged with terrorism-related offences following her return to Australia from Syria, according to a report by 9News . The woman, who was repatriated in September 2025, was arrested in a police operation at a home in Broadmeadows, in Melbourne’s north. She has been charged with entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone and being a member of a terrorist organisation. Authorities allege that she travelled to Syria between 2013 and 2014 with others to join the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). She was later detained by Kurdish forces in 2019 and held

A 34-year-old Melbourne woman has been charged with terrorism-related offences following her return to Australia from Syria, according to a report by 9News.

The woman, who was repatriated in September 2025, was arrested in a police operation at a home in Broadmeadows, in Melbourne’s north. She has been charged with entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone and being a member of a terrorist organisation.

Authorities allege that she travelled to Syria between 2013 and 2014 with others to join the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). She was later detained by Kurdish forces in 2019 and held in the al-Hawl Internally Displaced Persons camp alongside family members before being returned to Australia last year.

Following her return, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) continued counter-terrorism investigations as part of broader monitoring of Australians who previously travelled to conflict zones in the Middle East.

The AFP confirmed that search warrants were executed at two properties in Broadmeadows and Fitzroy North, where officers reportedly seized electronic devices, documents, photographs, and a suspected stolen vehicle as part of ongoing inquiries.

Counter-terrorism officials said investigations remain active into multiple recent returnees from Syria, including other women who have recently arrived in Australia under repatriation arrangements.

Authorities say the case forms part of Operation Kurrajong, a joint counter-terrorism framework managing Australians who travelled to Syria and Iraq during the ISIS conflict.

The accused is expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. If convicted, the charges carry a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison each.

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