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There Are Calls For Khaled Sharrouf's Children To Be Brought Home

There Are Calls For Khaled Sharrouf's Children To Be Brought Home

They want to come back to Australia to enjoy a 'normal' life.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

Khaled Sharrouf is one of Australia's most notorious Islamic State recruits who travelled to the Middle East in 2013.

He took his entire family with him and sparked international headlines when he posted a photo of his seven-year-old son holding a severed head.

Sharrouf was reportedly killed but his death hasn't been verified. His wife, Tara Nettleton, died after complications with appendix surgery, leaving their children Hoda, Zaynab and Humzeh stranded in the Middle East.

Sharrouf's two other sons, Abdullah and Zarqawi, have also reportedly died.

ABC

There have been calls for them to be brought back to Australia, however Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been reluctant to do so.

"I'm not going to put any Australian life at risk to extract people from these conflict zones," he said.

"In the case of children, who are the innocent victims of those who took them into this atrocious place, they have a responsibility here. But where there are Australians who are caught up in this situation particularly as innocent children, we will do what I think Australians would expect us to do on their behalf."

PA

The Daily Telegraph reports the children could be brought back if they make their way to an Australian embassy, where they could apply and receive Aussie passports.

The head of foreign affairs for the Kurdish administration, Abdulkarim Omar, has told the Herald: "There is nothing we can do on our own because most of the people don't have any documents. When they contact us, we will organise the permits to send them back and those countries can repatriate the women and kids."

Hoda has told the Sydney Morning Herald of her desire to be back on Australian shores: "I want to see my brother grow up as a normal kid.

"I want to see my nieces with a happy life with good treatment. I want to see my sister give birth safely."

Sharrouf's eldest daughter, Zaynab, was reportedly married to an Islamic State jihadist when she was just 14 years old.

Featured Image Credit: Channel 7

Topics: Australia News, News, Australia