Ginger-haired
Australian jihadist Abdullah Elmir, 17, has been condemned by his
relatives over a chilling video in which he declares ISIS will not stop
their murderous campaign 'until the black flag is flying high in every
single land'.
In
a propaganda video for the terror group published on YouTube, the young
white, Sydney-born man calling himself Abu Khaled from Australia is
flanked by other ISIS fighters.
The jihadist goes on to claim that ISIS are going to put a 'black flag on top of Buckingham Palace' and the White House.
Elmir reportedly told his mother he was 'going fishing' when he disappeared from his home in Bankstown, west Sydney, in June.
Abu Khaled from Australia, thought to
be Abdullah Elmir, speaks flanked by other ISIS fighters in the latest
ISIS propaganda video
Sydney teen Abdullah Elmir reportedly
told his mother he was 'going fishing' when he disappeared from his home
in Bankstown in June
Elmir
and his friend Feiz are believed to have made their way to Syria and
Iraq after crossing the border from Turkey, where they were last known
to have contacted family members. They travelled via Perth, with stops
in Malaysia and Thailand.
'What a stupid idiot,' an unnamed relative told the Daily Telegraph.
'We never associated with him, that guy was brainwashed, I don't know what these kids get into.'
'They don't know how to fight... they should be getting an education and building this country up.'
He
begins the video by saying 'this message I deliver to you the people of
America, this message I deliver to you the people of Britain and this
message I deliver especially to you the people of Australia'.
Titled
'Message Of The Mujahid 4', the video which is 1.43 minutes long is
full of threats and taunts to the US-led coalition that recently began
air strikes on ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq.
'I
say this about your coalition: you threaten us with your countries,
bring every nation that you wish to us, bring every nation that you want
to come and fight us. Whether it's 50 nations or 50 thousand nations it
means nothing to us,' Elmir says.
Reading
from a script, a black and white scarf wrapped around his head and an
assault rifle in his hand, he warns: 'Bring your planes bring everything
you want to use because it will not harm us because we have Allah which
is something you do not have.'
A spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: 'This video again highlights the threat posed by ISIL.'
'As the Prime Minister has said on many occasions, ISIL is a threat that reaches out to Australia and our allies and partners.'
ISIL is another name for ISIS.
Elmir's family told the Sydney Morning Herald in June they were devastated their son had been 'brainwashed'.
Titled 'Message Of The Mujahid 4', the 1.43 minutes long video is full of threats against the west
Bearded ISIS fighters, holding rifles, flank the Australian jihadi as he preaches hate
As he finishes his diatribe the men all cheer and chant in Arabic
His
family's lawyer Zali Burrows told the Australian Associated Press: 'The
family went to the media today as a plea to the government to bring
their boy back.
'We know they have the intelligence to pinpoint him.
'The
concern is that he’s being used as a tracking device to gather further
intelligence, to see where he's actually going to go.'
Ms Burrows questioned how Elmir was not stopped by Federal Police, who were thought to be monitoring him.
On
Sunday, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced Australia will send its
special forces into Iraq to fight against Islamic State.
Elmir's video was published one day after the announcement.
'Is it not apparent to you how are these victories are possible?,' he asks.
'It comes only from Allah and that is why these small numbers of soldiers that we have we take these massive victories.
'And
to the leaders, to the Obama, to Tony Abbott, I say to you this: these
weapons that we have, these soldiers will not stop fighting, we will not
put down our weapons until we reach your lands, until we take the head
of every tyrant and until the black flag is flying high in
every single land.'
Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf is wanted by the Federal Police for his activities in Syria
Former Sydney boxer Mohamed Elomar posted photos of himself holding up decapitated heads on Twitter
'We will keep on fighting and we will fight you and defeat you,' he states.
As his hate-filled diatribe finishes he begins chanting in Arabic and the fighters around him join in.
Monash University terror expert Professor Greg Barton said Abu Khaled was an unknown quantity.
'The big thing is this is the third time Australia's been clearly in the frame,' Prof Barton said.
A
month ago, Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammad Al-Adnani urged his
followers to murder people of a number of nationalities, including
Australians.
'Smash
his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over
with your car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him,'
Al-Adnani said.
Ten days ago, the Islamic State's official magazine, Dabiq, also singled out Australians.
'At
this point of the crusade against the Islamic State, it is very
important that attacks take place in every country that has entered into
the alliance against the Islamic State, especially the US, UK, France,
Australia and Germany,' it said.
On October 10, a young Australian
named Abu Ousama, working as a combat medic for a terror group in Syria,
said he is still a 'true blue Aussie' despite condoning the brutal
beheadings by ISIS
In this photo a member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa
Prime
Minister Tony Abbott explained on Wednesday that 200 members of the
Australian special forces had been waiting in the United Arab Emirates
since mid-September to take on ISIS because Baghdad had not offered them
formal legal protections.
And
Australia launched their first air strikes against Islamic State
targets inside the country earlier this month as part of the U.S.-led
coalition.
There
are thought to be over 100 Australians fighting with ISIS in the Middle
East, including Sydney-born friends Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar.
Sharrouf
and Elomar have repeatedly taunted the authorities on social media with
photos of alleged beheadings of Syrian soldiers.
And
on October 10, a young Australian named Abu Ousama, working as a combat
medic for a terror group in Syria, said he is still a 'true blue
Aussie' despite condoning the brutal beheadings by ISIS.
Ousama is living among rebel fighters for Jund al-Aqsa. He took part in an interview broadcast on 7News
by British photojournalist Tam Hussain who lived with the 1000 strong
Islamic battalion group, which is independent of ISIS but supports their
ideology.
'ISIS have taken this role of protecting the innocent Muslims of this country, of this land.
'So, they have to do what they need to do to make their state,' he said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Attorney General's office, the Prime Minister and DFAT for comment on the latest video.
A man holds up a knife as he rides on
the back of a motorcycle touring the streets of Tabqa city with others
in celebration after Islamic State militants took over Tabqa air base,
in nearby Raqqa city
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