Khaled Sharrouf's friends claim Australia's most infamous jihadi is alive
- Death was staged as part of an elaborate ploy to avoid the 'Aussie drones'
- Stunt included his family and friends holding a funeral in western Sydney
- Two weeks ago, fellow Australian ISIS recruiter confirmed Sharrouf's death
- Melbourne-based recruiter Neil Prakash posted tribute to his 'brother'
- There have been reports of Sharrouf's death for almost two months
Friends
of Australia's most infamous jihadi Khaled Sharrouf claim the terrorist
is still alive and that his death was staged as part of an elaborate
ploy.
The
alleged complex stunt, which even involved his family and friends
holding a funeral in his honour in western Sydney, is said to have been
plotted to get the 'Aussie drones' off Sharrouf's back, News Corp reported.
The
extremist is believed to be alive and well and hiding away in Syria,
which comes just weeks after fellow Australian extremist, Neil
Prakash, who lives in Melbourne, posted an online tribute to Sharrouf
suggesting his 'brother' was killed in an air strike by mentioning
'enemy pilots'.
Infamous Australian jihadi Khaled Sharrouf's death was faked to avoid 'Aussie drones', his friends claim
The extremist is believed to be alive
and well and hiding away in Syria after his family and friends held a
funeral in his honour in western Sydney which is said to be part of the
ruse
'I
ask Allah swt to grant my dear beloved brother Abu Zarqawi Al Australi a
Shahadah that's accepted. Ya khanazeer (pigs) your pilots will suffer,'
Prakash said, according to The Daily Telegraph.
After
paying tribute to his fallen fighter, Prakash, who works as a recruiter
for the extremist group from his hometown, went on to launch a new
attack on Australians.
'Ya
Allah you are the one who created and guided us, I ask you please
reveal those who plot against Islam and guide us to kill them!' he
reportedly said.
The
reports come almost two months after it was claimed Sharrouf had been
killed in the same airstrike that killed fellow Australian jihadi
Mohamed Elomar.
The tactical strike in question took place in Al-Raqqah, Syria, in June, and was carried out by a US military drone.
Neil Prakash, who works as a recruiter
for the extremist group from his home in Melbourne, Victoria, posted a
tribute to Sharrouf online
The reports come almost two months
after it was claimed Sharrouf had been killed in the same airstrike that
killed fellow Australian jihadi Mohamed Elomar
Images taken of the attack revealed Elomar had been killed by the blast, which took place as he was standing next to a car.
However, his death was unable to be confirmed by the Australian Government.
In
the wake of the attack, Sharrouf's family have launched a public plea
to the Australian government begging the Prime Minister to allow the
safe return of Sharrouf's wife and five children.
'Ya Allah you are the one who created
and guided us, I ask you please reveal those who plot against Islam and
guide us to kill them!' Prakash reportedly said about his fellow
fighter Sharrouf
Highly classified pictures taken by
the US government reportedly show the moment Elomar (pictured) was
killed by a drone strike in Syria
Karen
Nettleton's daughter, Tara Nettleton, and her five grandchildren
followed Sharrouf to the Middle East in February after he fled Australia
to join the Islamic State along with his close friend Elomar, who
later became her 14-year-old granddaughter's husband.
Ms Bishop said the return of Sharrouf's family to Australia would only be considered after his death has been confirmed.
'Once
those reports have been verified, then we can deal with other
circumstances, including the children,' she told the Seven Network.
Prime
Minister Tony Abbott has insisted the family should not be shown any
leniency or mercy, and reiterated that Elomar should likewise not be
mourned.
Sharrouf's (pictured) family have
launched a public plea to the Australian government begging the Prime
Minister to allow the safe return of Sharrouf's wife and five children
Elomar, pictured posing with two severed heads, was a prominent figures to Australians who had joined ISIS
The Predator drone can be loaded with US-employed Hellfire missiles
Sharrouf
rose to international infamy after he shared images of his son holding
up a severed head along with the caption: 'that's my boy'.
The head was reportedly that of a Syrian government official.
Sharrouf also drew criticism for frequently posting pictures of his sons carrying guns.
Sharrouf
was believed to be responsible for executing captured Iraqi soldiers,
and for enslaving and raping women in northern Iraq.
When Khaled Sharrouf posted this
picture online of his young son holding a severed head with the caption
'that's my boy', people recoiled in horror
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