Doubts over government moves to strip Australian citizenship from our jihadis overseas

By Tom Allard
Updated May 30 2015 - 1:33am, first published 12:15am
Khaled Sharrouf, whose family wants to return to Australia. Photo: Supplied
Khaled Sharrouf, whose family wants to return to Australia. Photo: Supplied
Man Haron Monis encouraged people to think he had ties with jihadists.
Man Haron Monis encouraged people to think he had ties with jihadists.

Earlier this year, two teenage boys from Sydney set out for Syria, fuelled by religious fervour and intoxicated by tales of righteous jihad and adventure. Groomed online by an Islamic State recruiter, their tickets were paid for, and an elaborate route mapped out to avoid detection. There were promises of a weekly salary and military training, and of the glory of the Islamic caliphate.

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