SYDNEY: Two men were arrested in Australia Thursday on suspicion of breaching the country’s foreign fighter laws, with one to be charged with joining the Al-Nusra Front in Syria. “We have arrested these gentlemen as quickly as we possibly could,” he said, adding that those returning from either Syria or Iraq could carry out violent acts once back in Australia. Police claim he left for Syria in July 2013 to join Al-Nusra — the former name of ex-Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front — before returning to Australia six months later. Their arrests follow the recent sentencing in Australia of Hamdi Alqudsi, who was convicted of recruiting seven men, reportedly including the 24-year-old, and facilitating their entry into Syria to fight for Al-Nusra. Gaughan said 110 Australians were believed to have travelled to Syria or Iraq to fight with terror groups, of which around 60 have been killed.

Source: Manila Times November 03, 2016 03:45 UTC