🔥 Trending Tareq Kamleh: The ISIS Doctor Seeking Repatriation to Australia

Tareq Kamleh is an Australian citizen and medical doctor who gained notoriety for joining the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria around 2014 ¹⁵. He was born in 1985 or 1986 ¹⁸.

Early Life and Medical Career

Kamleh was born in Perth, Australia, and trained as a doctor in Adelaide ⁴⁶. He worked as a pediatrician before abandoning his medical career to join ISIL ¹⁵⁶.

Joining ISIL and Propaganda Role

Kamleh traveled to Syria to join ISIL, where he worked in pediatrics within the Islamic State Health Service in Raqqa, the group's Syrian capital ¹⁸. He became a prominent figure in ISIL's propaganda efforts, appearing in videos urging other medical professionals to join the terrorist organization ²⁷. This led to him being dubbed "Dr. Jihad" by some media outlets ⁴⁷. Australian authorities became aware of his activities around April 2015 ⁸.

Recent Developments

For nearly a decade, Kamleh was believed by some to have been killed ³⁴. However, in 2024, it was confirmed that he is alive and being held in an Iraqi prison ²³⁴. Reports indicate that he is one of 13 Australian men linked to ISIL seeking repatriation to Australia ⁶⁷. This development has sparked debate in Australia, with some ministers stating that he "can rot in jail" ³.