The man who filmed battlefields and beheadings for IS

An image from a militant video of Jihadi John, as he was known

An image from a militant video of Jihadi John, as he was known Source: SBS

According to an ABC report, A Sydney man who made headlines last year after the Australian Government refused him a passport on national security grounds has been charged with being a member of a listed terrorist organisation. Meanwhile, a one-time drug dealer turned militant for the self-proclaimed Islamic State has explained to SBS how he worked in the elaborate I-S media and public-relations department. The man says he worked as a videographer and frequently filmed battlefield fatalities and beheadings.



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