{"id":675359,"date":"2026-09-25T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=675359"},"modified":"2026-09-25T01:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:45:00","slug":"accused-isis-propagandist-arrested-in-australia-helped-plan-mass-casualty-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=675359","title":{"rendered":"Accused ISIS Propagandist Arrested In Australia, Helped Plan Mass-Casualty Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accused ISIS Propagandist Arrested In Australia, Helped Plan Mass-Casualty Attack<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Will Nicholas and Jacob Shteyman via The Epoch Times (AAP)<\/a>,<\/em><\/p>\n

An accused ISIS member has been arrested by counter-terrorism agents over allegations he instructed people how to plan and conduct mass-casualty attacks<\/strong> from his base in Australia.<\/p>\n

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A police car in front of Victoria Police headquarters in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 13, 2026. Courtesy of Tien Nguyen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Melbourne man, who the Australian Federal Police alleges was a propagandist for the Islamic extremist group, is accused of sending about 10,000 documents, messages, images, videos and audio files relating to executions and torture.<\/p>\n

The 65-year-old retiree allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS.<\/p>\n

The man, a Somali-born Australian citizen, is alleged to have acted on the behalf of the terrorist group without traveling to the territory it controlled during conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

His role was significant, police said.<\/p>\n

The scale of extremist material the man was accused of spreading put him among the top propagandists on the encrypted messaging platform he used<\/strong>, AFP acting Assistant Commissioner Paula Hudson said.<\/p>\n

“The material allegedly shared by this man glorified acts of extreme violence and promoted a terrorist organization, spreading a hateful ideology that’s designed to radicalize others,” Hudson said.<\/p>\n

The videos, photographs, audio files and documents he allegedly sent contained messages relating to “abhorrent content,” including executions, mass murder and torture.<\/p>\n

“Terrorist organizations like ISIS rely on online platforms to distribute propaganda and recruit supporters,” Hudson said.<\/p>\n

“Their content is specifically designed to radicalize individuals, encouraging them to adopt extremist beliefs and commit acts of violence.”<\/p>\n

The man was arrested at a home in Carlton, in Melbourne’s inner north, on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n

Counter-terror officers will also allege that the man shared information about avoiding detection from law enforcement, along with instructional guides on planning and conducting mass-casualty attacks.<\/p>\n

He is expected to be charged with being a member of a terrorist organization, possessing violent extremist material, and using a carriage service to cause offense.<\/p>\n

How the man, a Somali-born Australian citizen, came to be radicalized was expected to emerge in court, Hudson added.<\/p>\n

The arrest followed an investigation that began with a referral from the Australian Border Force, which intercepted the man and searched his luggage at Melbourne Airport in November 2020 as he left for Egypt.<\/p>\n

A search of his mobile phone allegedly turned up suspicious content.<\/p>\n

Agents seized the device but allowed the man to continue on to Egypt<\/strong>, where he stayed for a sixth-month period.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the man had compassionate grounds to leave the country, as was required during COVID-19 travel restrictions in place at the time.<\/p>\n

There is no evidence the man traveled to any declared no-go zones at the time.<\/p>\n

An additional search warrant was executed in 2024.<\/p>\n

Police do not allege the man continued to distribute extremist material after his initial interception in 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Authorities believe that more than 200 Australians have joined ISIS since 2012, some of the more than 50,000 fighters the group was thought to have attracted from overseas.<\/p>\n

The man is expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court later on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n

Police have not ruled out further arrests but said there was no threat to the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 09\/24\/2026 – 21:45<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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