TRAC FOCUS ON: Australian Foreign Fighters in Syria/Iraq

Video Notes: April 2015 Australian Doctor, Dr. Tareq Kamleh aka Abu Yousef, explains that he wishes he had joined jihad sooner.IntroductionBy September 2014, the Australian federal government elevated the National Terrorism Public Alert from “medium” to “high”, with specific reference to the threat that foreign fighters pose to Australia. This announcement culminated in Australia’s leading counter terrorism operation involving 800 security officers. Counter terrorism operations resulted in the arrest of approximately 15 suspects in Brisbane and Sydney accused of planning to attack non-Muslim communities.As a result, the Australian government announced its position on the threat that jihadist groups pose: It is a near and direct threat, a threat which is according to the Government directly associated with Australian foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq.Illustration Notes: 2014: Presents approximate numbers of foreigh fighters in Syria and Iraq.Estimates on Australians in…

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