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Authorities maintain focus on Australians with alleged links to IS

ASIO Director General Duncan Lewis

ASIO Director General Duncan Lewis Source: AAP

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the government is working closely with partners around the world to detect Australians who may try to return from conflict zones in Iraq because of the battle to retake the city of Mosul from the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Australia's domestic intelligence agency ASIO has revealed it is investigating around 190 people in Australia who are alleged to be actively supporting extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.


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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the government is working closely with partners around the world to detect Australians who may try to return from conflict zones in Iraq because of the battle to retake the city of Mosul from the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Australia's domestic intelligence agency ASIO has revealed it is investigating around 190 people in Australia who are alleged to be actively supporting extremist groups in Syria and Iraq.



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