WorldBEIRUT, AFP -The Islamic State group has announced the death in Syria of an Australian jihadist convicted over a 2005 plot to bomb the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in a new English-language magazine. The first edition also featured calls for lone-wolf attacks in the West, singling out targets in Australia in a biography of the Australian jihadist of Lebanese origin, also known as Abu Mansur al-Muhajir. The 38-page magazine was released simultaneously in seven languages, including English, French, German, Russian and Turkish. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said last week that more than 60 Australians have so far been killed in Iraq and Syria, while around 200 people back home had been investigated for supporting militant groups. Officials announced last week that Australia would start targeting jihadist support and logistics resources in Iraq and Syria, as it broadens the scope of its air war on IS as part of a US-led multinational coalition.

Source: Sunday Times September 06, 2016 10:41 UTC