Detectives also alleged El Houli attempted to persuade other family and friends to travel to Syria in text messages, including talking about the perks foreign ISIS members received from the regime.
In 2015, he entered Syria illegally and joined ISIS, even changing his name Abu Yousef al-Australie and appearing in numerous ISIS propaganda videos aimed at recruiting new members.
July 21, 2026By Crystal-Rose Jones, Daniel Y. Teng
A woman has been refused bail for a second time over allegations she trained for weeks with ISIS and married two fighters linked to the terror organisation.
The now-18-year-old was charged in March with collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism and importing a prohibited item, namely an ISIS flag.
Abby's intention to return to Australia was flagged after two groups of ISIS-linked women and children, comprising 32 people, landed in Melbourne and Sydney in May. Three women have since been arrested.
Preliminary investigations into the July 7 bombings in Damascus point to a cell connected to the ISIS terrorist group, Syrian authorities have said.
Syrian Brig. Gen.
An accused ISIS bride will walk from court after a magistrate found stringent bail conditions could reduce the very low risk she posed to the community.
On June 25, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed he had to issue a permit for the return of ISIS "bride" Hodan Abby—an Australian woman in Syria with links to ISIS.
"Intelligence confirmed the targets were ISIS militants. Complete assessments are ongoing. No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed," AFRICOM said in a statement.
Some women travelled willingly to support their partners who wanted to fight for the ISIS, but advocates for the group say others were coerced or only went to the Middle East to keep their family together.
While some women travelled willingly to support their partners who wanted to fight for ISIS, advocates for the group say others were trafficked, or only went to the Middle East to keep their family together.
During investigations, police located two ISIS flags in the belongings of the alleged Bondi shooters.
The pair is also alleged to have filmed an ISIS-style video before the mass shooting.
A second group of Australian women and children with links to the terrorist group ISIS have left a refugee camp in Syria.
The group departed the Al-Roj camp on Thursday, according to the ABC, ahead of their reported return.