Australia's 'Doctor Jihad' Tareq Kamleh reportedly found alive in Iraqi jail
Tareq Kamleh, an Australian doctor who joined the Islamic State in 2015, has been found alive in an Iraqi prison. The Australian government is facing pressure regarding whether to allow his return to the country.
Why it matters
The case highlights the complex legal and political challenges surrounding the repatriation of citizens linked to foreign terrorist organizations.
Tareq Kamleh travelled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State group. ( Facebook: Tareq Kamleh )
Islamic State-linked Perth man Tareq Kamleh, known as "Doctor Jihad", is reportedly alive in a prison in Iraq despite previous reporting that he had died.
Kamleh travelled to Syria in 2015 to join IS and is wanted on a number of terrorism-related charges in Australia.
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is urging for him to be refused entry to Australia if he is released, but the government says it is legally obligated to allow citizens to return home.
Link copied Share Share article Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says a Perth man who served as an Islamic State doctor should be barred from returning to Australia, as a senior government minister has declared the man should "rot in jail" following reports he is still alive in Iraq.
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