Two Australian women flee to Syria to become jihadi brides

December 14, 2014 8:15AM 


A TEENAGER and a 20-year-old have become the first Australian women to flee to Syria to become jihadi brides. 
 
Hodan, 18 and her friend Hafsa, 20, flew out of Sydney in the past fortnight after having lied to their families about where they were going, according to The Sunday Telegraph.

Up to 90 young men are believed to have travelled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State terror group, and a number of European women have fled their homes to become jihadi brides but this is the first time Australian women have made the journey.

The girls, who are believed to have links with the Somali community, risk a 10 year jail sentence if they travel to Al-Raqqa, the Islamic State’s stronghold in northern Syria.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop recently declared Raqqa a no-go zone for Australian citizens, making it an offence to enter or remain in the province without a legitimate purpose.

“Declared Al-Raqqa province under the Criminal Code sends a strong message to those Australians who seek to participate in the Syrian conflict,” she said.

Ms Bishop told Sky News this morning that the government needed to work closely with communities and families, who are the “first line of defence”.

“They’ll be the ones that can detect changes in behaviour or determine what their children are up to,” she said. “They are seemingly young Australians who think they are going off on an adventure - well, they’re not. They’re joining terrorist organisations that are carrying out shockingly brutal attacks.”

Many girls meet their prospective husbands via the website Ask.fn, where young jihadis tell the world about their terror actions.

A British woman who monitors the site told The Times of London: “I’d say 90 per cent of the Ask.fm messages to these jihadi men are marriage proposals. It’s ‘You’re so attractive. Will you marry me if I come to Syria?’

Recently a British woman was detained and threatened with execution by the Islamic State after travelling to the region to try to persuade her twin daughters Salma and Zahra Halane — nicknamed in the UK ‘the terror twins’ to leave their terrorist husbands and return home.

Attorney General George Brandis said families were now on the frontline of authorities’ hopes of stopping young Australians from travelling to the region.

“Families should tell any family members or friends over there not to engage in any fighting and to leave Syria or Iraq as soon as possible. Leaving the region is the best way to reduce the potential dangers to themselves and others,’’ he said.

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islamic terrorism will reign over muslims while ever islam exists.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Dec 15^th, 2014 at 5:35pm:


We already have more than sufficient and draconian laws against Terrorism, Sprint.

Are you suggesting we need to persecute people who share a religion with this fellow?   Why are you against our liberal, democratic traditions and values such as Freedom of Religion and Association, Sprint?

I look forward to hearing how you will explain how the government(s) can introduce laws in contravention of Section 116 of the Australian Constitution, which prohibit the Government(s) of Australia from passing laws "prohibiting the free exercise of any religion."   

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 16^th, 2014 at 12:00am:


change the law.

This piece of muslim trash was a bloody asylum seeker. Thank you Labor. Strike another up for the do-gooders.

Rocketanski wrote on Dec 16^th, 2014 at 11:03am:



Labor?

What did Labor have to do with him being granted asylum?

This is the man you should be thanking:

Rocketanski wrote on Dec 16^th, 2014 at 11:14am:



The nut job was granted asylum in 2001.

This guy had been in the job for five years by then.



He's the man you should be thanking.

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 16^th, 2014 at 11:22am:
That's okay because I don't like the Liberal Party either. Just be careful that it wasn't Keating that let him in the country. I blame the idiots who brought islam to our country and a future of problems. Thanks a smacking lot you  m orons.