<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">An Australian woman rescued from a squalid Syrian detention camp faced court Friday on charges linked to her former husband's role within the Islamic State group.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mariam Raad was repatriated in October as part of a humanitarian mission to free Australian women and children from the notorious camps at Al-Hol and Roj.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The women were in most cases the wives of vanquished IS fighters, who said they were forced or tricked into following their husbands to Syria.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Australian police, who arrested Raad on Thursday, allege the 31-year-old knew her former husband, Muhammad Zahab, was a high-profile IS recruiter and that she had "willingly travelled to the conflict region".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Raad has been charged with travelling to parts of Syria that were controlled by IS -- a crime under Australian law -- and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She was granted bail after a brief hearing on Friday morning and will return to court in March.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her bail conditions included surrendering her passport as well as a ban on watching "propaganda" for any "terrorist organisation".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Raad returned to Australia alongside three other women and 13 children.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After being repatriated, Raad settled in Young, a small town about 370 kilometres (229 miles) west of Sydney. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>