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| Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash 'still alive' | Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash 'still alive' |
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| An Australian militant thought dead is still alive and under arrest in the Middle East, according to reports. | An Australian militant thought dead is still alive and under arrest in the Middle East, according to reports. |
| The Australian government in May said Neil Prakash, a senior recruiter for the so-called Islamic State group, had been killed in a US air strike. | The Australian government in May said Neil Prakash, a senior recruiter for the so-called Islamic State group, had been killed in a US air strike. |
| He died in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Attorney-General George Brandis said at the time. | He died in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Attorney-General George Brandis said at the time. |
| But the New York Times, citing senior US sources, now reports that Prakash is still alive. | |
| Prakash handed himself to Turkish authorities several weeks ago, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said. | Prakash handed himself to Turkish authorities several weeks ago, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation said. |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter-Terrorism, Michael Keenan, said the government could not comment on intelligence matters. | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter-Terrorism, Michael Keenan, said the government could not comment on intelligence matters. |
| "The government reported Prakash's death in May on the basis of advice from the US government that he had been killed in an air strike," he said in a statement on Friday. | "The government reported Prakash's death in May on the basis of advice from the US government that he had been killed in an air strike," he said in a statement on Friday. |
| "But as we have said previously, the government's capacity to confirm reports of deaths in either Syria or Iraq is limited. These places are war zones, with many ungoverned spaces." | "But as we have said previously, the government's capacity to confirm reports of deaths in either Syria or Iraq is limited. These places are war zones, with many ungoverned spaces." |
| 'Recruiter and attack facilitator' | 'Recruiter and attack facilitator' |
| Prakash, also known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi, has been linked to attack plots in Australia and appeared in propaganda videos and magazines. | Prakash, also known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi, has been linked to attack plots in Australia and appeared in propaganda videos and magazines. |
| Using the acronym of the previous name of IS, Mr Brandis said in May that Prakash was a "prominent Isil member and a senior terrorist recruiter and attack facilitator". | Using the acronym of the previous name of IS, Mr Brandis said in May that Prakash was a "prominent Isil member and a senior terrorist recruiter and attack facilitator". |
| "Prakash has been linked to several Australia-based attack plans and calls for lone-wolf attacks against the United States," he said. | "Prakash has been linked to several Australia-based attack plans and calls for lone-wolf attacks against the United States," he said. |
| "He has actively recruited Australian men, women and children, and encouraged acts of terrorism." | "He has actively recruited Australian men, women and children, and encouraged acts of terrorism." |
| The Melbourne man, of Cambodian and Fijian heritage, converted to Islam from Buddhism in 2012. He left Australia for Syria in 2013. | The Melbourne man, of Cambodian and Fijian heritage, converted to Islam from Buddhism in 2012. He left Australia for Syria in 2013. |