Frank wrote on Jul 9
th, 2026 at 10:06am:
Imprisoned Australian men suspected of being ISIS fighters could be freed from an Iraqi jail under renewed efforts to deport members deemed “non-combatants” of the terrorist group.
The Australian can reveal that some of the 13 Australians held in Baghdad’s notorious prison system are being interviewed by officials from the United States and Iraq as part of an international push in “achieving justice” for those who didn’t engage in combat.
Multiple sources familiar with the latest rounds of negotiations said those who identified as Australian would also be interrogated by prison staff and US officials in order to find out what level of involvement they had with Islamic State, which could see some of them released.
It can also be revealed that Penny Wong’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has had dialogue with Yusuf Zahab’s family, and are believed to have visited him in jail.
Mr Zahab was taken to Syria as a child and never participated as a fighter. After being separated from his mother, Aminah, in 2019, he was confined in Syrian and Iraqi prisons. He is believed to be now in his 20s and has spent more than 10 years in prisons across Syria and Iraq.
An Iraqi Correctional Services staffer who spoke with The Australian confirmed there were 13 prisoners who identified as Australian and were currently being held at a prison in Baghdad. “The Australians form part of a larger cohort of detainees (that will be) interviewed. We don’t know when they will be interviewed, or how long it could take, but they will be spoken to,” the staffer, who asked not to be identified, said.
How many years ago did I say that if you signed up to a State Without Borders, and went to war on behalf of it and against our Western style values etc - you forfeited your Australian citizenship and thus could not return here and bring your ancient 'struggles' with you.
It doesn't matter if you 'engaged in combat' - you went there to engage in combat and thus forfeited your right to live here... that's the end of it.
These are NOT Australians as we know and want them - they are enemy hostiles and should make their way in the State they chose.
Now watch the fantasy thinkers of today say that means that doctors without borders etc would fall under the same ruling... not so.... different game... a doctor etc doesn't forfeit citizenship to go and heal people.