Mustapha al majzoub biography examples

The Syrian civil war has resulted in one of the largest mobilizations of foreign fighters since the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the s.[1] At that time, Western countries were largely unaware of the threat that foreign fighters could pose to their own security. Today, governments in Europe and North America have expressed fears that foreign fighters in Syria will return to their home countries as committed jihadists with deadly skills and violent intent. This concern extends to Australia, where the Australian Federal Police have described the activities in Syria as “a real game changer” that will dramatically increase the threat of violent jihadism at home.[2]

This article examines the role of Australians in the Syrian insurgency, including the impact on Australia’s domestic threat environment. It gathers what is currently known about the Australians involved in Syria, places this in the context of past Australian jihadist activity, and shows how the Syrian conflict has the potential to increase the domestic terrorism threat to Australia.

The Australians in Syria
There have been six reported cases of Australians dying while fighting in the Syrian insurgency, but current information is limited and fragmentary. In most cases, it is difficult to confirm whether the six individuals were in fact involved in combat, and in some cases whether they were actually Australian.[3] The three most plausible cases are those of Roger Abbas, Yusuf Toprakkaya and a suicide bomber known only as “Abu Asma al-Australi.”

Roger Abbas was an Australian citizen killed in Syria in October [4] He was years-old, from Melbourne, of Lebanese background, and had been a champion kickboxer.[5] He was initially reported to have entered Syria through Turkey to carry out aid work.[6] A martyrdom notice, however, referring to him as “Abbas Rajah al-Tartousi,” was placed on official jihadist forums such as Ansar al-Mujahidin and Shumukh al-Islam and claimed he fought with the al-Qa`ida a

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year-old Roger Abbas from Melbourne was killed in crossfire in Syria in October The Melbourne kickboxing champion was killed near the Turkish border during a skirmish.

Yusef Ali,the year-old from Redcliffe, north of Brisbane, who was found dead in a bullet-ridden house in Syria in January &#;.  Former suburban Gold Coast girl and Sea World staffer Amira Ali, nee Karroum, was killed with her husband, Yusef Ali, in Syria

Sydney born Zakaryah Raad appeared in an Islamic State recruitment video calling Australians to Jihad. The video said Zakarayah had died a martyr following filming.

Abu Nour al-Iraq, left, appeared in a propaganda video for Islamic State. He is an Australian insurgent but his true identity remains unknown

Mustapha Al Majzoub, of Bankstown, Sydney, was killed in a rocket attack in Syria while fighting in Aleppo on behalf of terror group Jabhat al-Nusra, who are battling the rival Islamic State in Syria

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by Florian Flade

&#;A believer has the obligation of supporting the other believer no matter where they are&#;, Sheikh Mustapha al-Majzoud said, &#;Victory awaits our brothers in Syria!&#;

On January 21 a Muslim group held a protest in Sydney´s Paul Keating Park against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. One of the speakers was Sheikh Mustapha Al Majzoub, a popular Salafist cleric from the Sydney region.

Al-Majzoub is dead now. He was killed in Syrian recently after he traveled to the country a few months ago. The cleric, born in Saudi-Arabia to a Syrian family, studied at the University of Medinah before he came to Australia and became a leading figure within the Sydney Muslim community occasionally teaching at the &#;Islamic College of Australia&#;.

Back in April the cleric visited Turkey and met several Syrian refugees. &#;I visited so far two Home hospitals & I saw live that which I heard or saw on TV, I saw a man with a lost hand & a man with a lost leg & another paralyzed & another with a hole in his foot&#;, Al-Majzoub wrote on his Facebook page.

In June Sheikh al-Majzoub finally traveled to Syria, a country whose people he supported in his sermons for months. &#;As I embark on my journey I sincerely ask Allah to give victory to our brothers and sisters everywhere I ask Allah to relief the distressed and aid the weak&#;, he wrote, &#;I ask Allah to unite us again at times better than these times. And to gather us under his shade on the day when there is no shade but his shade.&#;

There were no details given when Syrian rebels announced the death of Mustapha al-Majzoub. It is known that the Sheikh´s brother, Sheikh Fedaa al-Majzoub (a member of the Syrian National Council) attended the funeral.

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Introduction

As the death of prominent Saudi-born Australian Sheikh Mustapha Al-Majzoub is being confirmed by his family, there have been conflicting statements about the nature of his mission in Syria. While his family and friends insist, at least to the media, that he was killed while carrying out humanitarian and charity work, statements made by him and his father, and reports from media outlets affiliated with the Free Syrian Army (FSA), tell a completely different story about his mission in Syria.

In a statement posted on , Al-Majzoub's family wrote: "Sheikh Mustapha was killed by a rocket attack on Sunday August 20, while carrying out humanitarian and charity work to help the people of Syria."[1] On August 22, , Al-Majzoub's father told Australian news channel ABC that his son "was doing his duty when he died."[2] In the report, the father said through a translator that his son was killed while trying to help injured people when the location was hit by a series of bombs. He added, "I am proud of what my son did and I am proud of all the Syrian people who are against the regime and asking for their freedom. This is a duty, not a volunteer work."

The father provided more details about his son's death in another program aired on ABC. According to the report, Keysar Trad of the Islamic Friendship Association, who spoke to Sheikh Mustapha's family, said that Sheikh Mustapha's father told him that his son died after a rocket, fired from a jet, hit him while he was in a small town on the outskirts of Latakia. Mr. Trad rejected the possibility that Sheikh Mustapha might have been taking part in the fight, telling ABC that "no, he is not a military person. We're not aware of any military training or role that he could or may have. All we know of him is he was a man of God."[3]

Indications That Sheikh Mustapha Was Killed While Fighting The Syrian Regime

However, reports from sources close to the FSA, as well as a speech delivered in Arabic by Al-Majzoub's fa