Tareq Kamleh was born on 1985 or 1986 and is an Australian citizen who fled to Syria as a medical doctor to join the Islamic terrorist organisation ISIS, where he performed pediatric work in Raqqa, Syria, in the Islamic State Health Service.
27 Facts About Tareq Kamleh
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On 29 April 2015 Kamleh was brought to Australian Government and media attention for a propaganda video he posted from Raqqa.
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Tareq Kamleh is currently wanted by the Australian Federal Police in connection to crimes carried out in Raqqa.
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Tareq Kamleh's whereabouts are currently unknown, although it is presumed he is dead.
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Tareq Kamleh's father was born and raised in Palestine, before migrating to Australia.
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Tareq Kamleh's mother was born in Germany, before migrating to Australia.
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Tareq Kamleh was raised in Perth for most of his childhood.
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At 20, Tareq Kamleh travelled to New Zealand to attend Otago University.
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Tareq Kamleh's goal was to get into the medicine school there.
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Tareq Kamleh failed to proceed into Medicine there, and was dismissed as a 'playboy' who drank a lot.
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Tareq Kamleh then left Dunedin to go back to Australia where he later joined the University of Adelaide, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2010.
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Tareq Kamleh was known to peers as somewhat of a playboy in his youth.
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Tareq Kamleh had multiple romantic affairs and drank alcohol prolifically.
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Tareq Kamleh was somewhat of a 'womanizer' and had many different female partners.
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Tareq Kamleh was a registered doctor in Western Australia prior to 2015.
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Tareq Kamleh fled Australia in April 2015, flying to Turkey before crossing the border illegally into Syria.
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Tareq Kamleh provided medical aid in the paediatric division in the Raqqa hospital, boasting a state-of-the-art facility in his recruitment video.
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Tareq Kamleh appeared in another video in 2017 with a long beard, a bulletproof vest on and an AK-47, fighting for the ISIS cause.
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Consequent to fleeing Australia, Tareq Kamleh engaged in a relationship with Ariel Bradley.
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Ariel Bradley and Tareq Kamleh got married after Mohammad was killed.
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Tareq Kamleh can be seen in a recruitment video, asking for his foreign Muslim "brothers and sisters" to join the cause.
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When Tareq Kamleh fled Australia, he made his way to Raqqa to operate in the local paediatric hospitals.
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Tareq Kamleh reportedly kept a journal during his time in Raqqa, which was found during a gun fight in the city's west.
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Tareq Kamleh complained in his alleged journal about his fear for the future of the caliphate due to animal abuse from other Jihadists.
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Tareq Kamleh is currently wanted by the Australian Federal Police for crimes of terrorism and faces up to 25 years in jail if he returns to Australia.
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Tareq Kamleh was reported to have died during the battle of Raqqa in September 2017, reported by multiple Islamic state fighters on their Twitter accounts.
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Lastly, it is possible Tareq Kamleh fled Raqqa and is still at large.