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| Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash killed in Iraq | Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash killed in Iraq |
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| An Australian man said to be a senior recruiter for the so-called Islamic State group has been killed by a US airstrike in Iraq, reports say. | An Australian man said to be a senior recruiter for the so-called Islamic State group has been killed by a US airstrike in Iraq, reports say. |
| Neil Prakash was linked to militant plots in Australia and had appeared in propaganda videos. | Neil Prakash was linked to militant plots in Australia and had appeared in propaganda videos. |
| He was killed during a targeted airstrike in Mosul on 29 April, according to media reports. | He was killed during a targeted airstrike in Mosul on 29 April, according to media reports. |
| Prakash was considered to be the most-senior Australian militant fighting with the group. | Prakash was considered to be the most-senior Australian militant fighting with the group. |
| Prominent recruiter | Prominent recruiter |
| "His death disrupts and degrades ISIL's ability to recruit vulnerable people in our community to conduct terrorist acts," an official said, according to The Australian newspaper. | "His death disrupts and degrades ISIL's ability to recruit vulnerable people in our community to conduct terrorist acts," an official said, according to The Australian newspaper. |
| According to the reports, an Australian woman was also killed in a separate US air strike last month in Syria. | |
| The woman, Shadi Jabar, was the cousin of Farhad Jabar - the teenager who killed police worker Curtis Cheng in Sydney last year. | The woman, Shadi Jabar, was the cousin of Farhad Jabar - the teenager who killed police worker Curtis Cheng in Sydney last year. |
| She and her Sudanese husband Abu Sa'ad al-Sudani, who was killed in the strike as well, were also allegedly recruiters for the so-called Islamic State group. | She and her Sudanese husband Abu Sa'ad al-Sudani, who was killed in the strike as well, were also allegedly recruiters for the so-called Islamic State group. |
| Prakash left Australia in 2013 and travelled to Syria where he began appearing in propaganda videos and calling for attacks on Australia. | Prakash left Australia in 2013 and travelled to Syria where he began appearing in propaganda videos and calling for attacks on Australia. |
| Jabar left Australia the day before her cousin, who had been radicalised, shot Mr Cheng outside a Sydney police station last year. | Jabar left Australia the day before her cousin, who had been radicalised, shot Mr Cheng outside a Sydney police station last year. |
| This comes after police in Australia recently charged a 16-year-old with preparing an act of terrorism, over an alleged plot to target Anzac Day services. | This comes after police in Australia recently charged a 16-year-old with preparing an act of terrorism, over an alleged plot to target Anzac Day services. |
| Australia's government estimates there are around 110 Australians fighting with militant groups in the Middle East. | Australia's government estimates there are around 110 Australians fighting with militant groups in the Middle East. |