Australian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group

An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she appeared in a court on Thursday charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group.

Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Lebanon with her children and another woman, police and her lawyer said.

Three of the four women were charged on arrival with slavery and terrorism offenses and remain in custody.

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