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| Two men have been charged after police arrested them in a counter-terrorism operation in Sydney. | Two men have been charged after police arrested them in a counter-terrorism operation in Sydney. |
| On Wednesday morning Sulayman Khalid, 20, was charged with possession of documents designed to facilitate a terrorist attack. Police said they referred to potential government targets. | On Wednesday morning Sulayman Khalid, 20, was charged with possession of documents designed to facilitate a terrorist attack. Police said they referred to potential government targets. |
| Khalid was arrested at his home in Regent’s Park on Tuesday afternoon. He did not apply for bail at Parramatta local court on Wednesday and it was formally refused. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear in court again in February. | Khalid was arrested at his home in Regent’s Park on Tuesday afternoon. He did not apply for bail at Parramatta local court on Wednesday and it was formally refused. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear in court again in February. |
| It is alleged that the other man, a 21-year-old from Marsfield, who cannot be identified, had breached a control order that was served on him last Friday. He was arrested in Eastwood on Tuesday night, the AFP said in a statement. | |
| He was refused bail in the same court on Wednesday. | |
| The Australian Federal Police said the arrests were made by members of the joint counter-terrorism team with NSW police as part of Operation Appleby. | The Australian Federal Police said the arrests were made by members of the joint counter-terrorism team with NSW police as part of Operation Appleby. |
| The AFP said it was monitoring a group of about 15-20 people whose ideology was linked to Islamic State. | |
| The AFP deputy commissioner Michael Phelan told reporters on Wednesday morning the group had been having “conversations and activity” for a year. | |
| In September more than 800 police were involved in raids that led to 15 people being detained and one charged. | In September more than 800 police were involved in raids that led to 15 people being detained and one charged. |
| Phelan said a “significant amount” of material had been seized in the September raids that gave rise to significant concern for law enforcement and intelligence agencies and resulted in Wednesday’s charges. | |
| He said police believed the group was involved in supporting terrorism “through funding or otherwise”, and had been involved in facilitiating the travel of people to foreign states to engauge in fighting. | |
| Omarjan Azari appeared in court on Friday charged with preparing to commit a terrorist attack. | Omarjan Azari appeared in court on Friday charged with preparing to commit a terrorist attack. |
| On Tuesday the prime minister, Tony Abbott, warned that intelligence agencies had picked up increased terrorism “chatter” and reiterated that the security threat level remained high, meaning a terrorist attack was “likely”. | On Tuesday the prime minister, Tony Abbott, warned that intelligence agencies had picked up increased terrorism “chatter” and reiterated that the security threat level remained high, meaning a terrorist attack was “likely”. |