Thus it begins, we have 50 of these lunatics having returned from Syria running around in our Country with all the terrorists skills they have picked up in their sh**ty local wars in the Middle East. We have invited these dangerous bastards into our Country and inevitably we are going to pay a huge price down the track read on:-

Source Sydney Morning Herald today:

First Australian suicide bomber in Iraq reportedly kills three people in Baghdad

DateJuly 18, 2014 - 7:50AM 78 reading now

Iraqi security forces pull down a flag belonging to Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). An Australian suicide bomber fighting with ISIL has reportedly killed three people in Baghdad.
Iraqi security forces pull down a flag belonging to Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). An Australian suicide bomber fighting with ISIL has reportedly killed three people in Baghdad. Photo: Reuters
ASIO concerns grow over returned jihadists

The first Australian suicide bomber in Iraq reportedly killed three people in the heart of Baghdad on Thursday, raising the involvement of local jihadists in the spiralling violence to a chilling new level.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) announced on an affiliated Twitter feed overnight that a man styled as Abu Bakr al-Australi had detonated an explosives vest near a Shiite mosque in a market near the middle of the Iraqi capital. More than 90 people were also injured in the blast.

ISIL did not give the man's real name, but most Australian jihadists use "al-Australi" in their nom de guerre, and such official reports by ISIL are usually accurate.

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Iraqi forces are still battling the insurgency of ISIL to the north of Baghdad, where ISIL's recent lightning advance has hit a wall. But it has long been feared that ISIL would increasingly take the fight into the capital by sending in suicide bombers.

Notorious Sydney jihadist Mohamed Elomar welcomed the news on his own Twitter account, writing "may Allah accept him".

In September, a man believed to be Australian, going by the name Abu Asma al Australi,  blew himself up in an attack on an army checkpoint in north-eastern Syria, but this latest bombing would be the first in Iraq, into which some Australians are known to have drifted in recent weeks.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Friday that she was aware of reports of the suicide bomber in Iraq.

''This underscores the Government’s deep concerns about Australians who are going overseas to fight in foreign wars,'' she told reporters in Brisbane.

''It is illegal, it is gravely dangerous and they are being radicalised and if this report is true, it is a tragedy that a young Australian could become a suicide bomber and kill others in Iraq.

''And that's why we are taking this matter exceedingly seriously and we're doing all we can to prevent people from going overseas as foreign fighters . . . and we will continue to work tirelessly to prevent Australians being radicalised and coming back home with their extremist ways and ideology.''

Andrew Zammit, a researcher at Monash University's Global Terrorism Research Centre, said the latest report underscored the depth of the problem Australia was facing.

"In the past year we've seen two Australian suicide bombers in Syria and Iraq, reports of Australian jihadists murdering captives, and a flow of fighters that doesn't appear to have slowed down. This is a problem we'll be facing for a while."

ASIO believes that about 150 Australians are involved with extremist groups in Syria and Iraq, with about 60 fighting in the region at the moment.

ASIO boss David Irvine on Wednesday expressed fresh concerns about the "tens" of fighters who have already returned home and may pose a terrorism threat.

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I thought there was a lot of tub thumping that the Government wasn't going to allow any 'citizen' who was fighting in the Middle East back in.

So much for that.

PS I'm surprised there hasn't been more activity on this subject  perhaps it is the airline tragedy, which is totally understandable.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 18^th, 2014 at 7:21pm:


Yeah, but the whinging, bleeding heart lefties would kill it in the Senate..

Isn't this great, the suicide bimber turns out to be 17 and he is lauded amongst certain Muslims.

A TEENAGE boy from Western Sydney has become Australia’s second suicide bomber, blowing himself up in a brutal terrorist attack which killed at least five people and injured up to 90 in a Baghdad market. 
 
The Saturday Telegraph has learned the boy was 16 years old when he left Sydney for Iraq late last year to join terrorist insurgents in Syria but had since turned 17.

Intelligence sources have confirmed the boy’s age and that he was from Western Sydney. It is believed he travelled with other young men seeking to join ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) forces fighting in Syria and Iraq, and had family links to the now notorious convicted Sydney terrorist Khaled Sharrouf.

An Iraqi policeman and civilians inspect the site of a bomb attack in Shorja Market in Ba
An Iraqi policeman and civilians inspect the site of a bomb attack in Shorja Market in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 17, 2014. A bomb hidden in a wooden cart exploded near a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's largest markets, killing and wounding civilians. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) 
   His family are believed to have been aware of his intentions but could not stop him.

A senior security source told The Saturday Telegraph they were shocked at the age of the boy, who is believed to have left Australia for the war-torn region with the intention of becoming a martyr.

“It is just appalling that a kid of this age would want to do something like this, waste his life,” they said.

There was concern that the suicide attack could spark unrest between Sunni and Shia communities in Sydney — which is at the heart of the renewed violence in Iraq.

Government sources were also eager to urge calm, claiming radicals represented a very small minority in the Australian-Muslim community.

The teenager was praised after his suicide as a “knight” by followers of an extremist Sunni Muslim group.

Civilians inspect the site of a bomb attack in Shorja Market in Baghdad on Thursday. Pict
Civilians inspect the site of a bomb attack in Shorja Market in Baghdad on Thursday. Picture: AP/Hadi Mizban 
   The ISIS militant group has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s deadly attack, in a marketplace in the heart of Baghdad and named him in a social media post as Abu Bakr al Australi.

ISIS claimed the boy detonated his bomb belt near a Shi’ite mosque in the wholesale market of Shorja, injuring up to 90 people.

“Abu Bakr Al Australi may Allah accept him targets a Shi’ite temple the Militias use as HQ & Kills and injures 90 militiamen,” the group wrote on twitter.

Reports of an Australian’s involvement in the bloody attack­ was met with condemnation by the Australian government­.

“I understand an Australian has allegedly conducted a suicide bombing in Iraq overnight­,” Attorney-General ­George Brandis said.

“If correct, this is a disturbing development and is a further example of the dangerous and volatile situation in Iraq at present.”

The government would not confirm the man’s identity but said he was the second Australian suicide bomber in the Iraq and Syria conflicts.

The bombing comes amid concerns about the number of Australians leaving to join the conflict in Iraq and Syria.

Spy agencies have identified between 40 and 50 people known to have travelled to Syria who were already back in Australia.

ASIO said it had “deep concerns” about the activities of some of them, the majority believed to be in Sydney.