A Kiwi jihadist who has links with al Qaeda and has taken up arms in Syria wants to leave the war-torn country -- but first needs a fresh New Zealand passport after burning his old one.
Mohammad Daniel, also know as Abu Abdul Rahman, and formerly known as Mark John Taylor, says war-torn Syria needs humanitarian aid rather than a bloody jihad.
He claims to have been in touch with the New Zealand government in a bid to get a new passport.
oh god, we forgot the queerest, israelis were spying on this mosque, exposed due to earthquake and fled NZ, one of the israelis died in the van when something collapsed on it, the other 2 fled NZ
Meanwhile, the number of people on the government's watchlist has surprised members of the Federation of Islamic Associations. The organisation's vice-president, Javed Khan, said they were concerned that Mr Key had mentioned a huge number. The federation's own intelligence revealed around five to eight people who may be possibly connected to ISIS.
surprised NZ gov. is monitoring 30 - 40 people for connections to ISIS, but their own org Fed. of Islamic Associations reveal 5 to 8 peeps with connections to ISIS.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will beef up steps to monitor and prevent its citizens from joining Islamic State (IS) fighting in Iraq and Syria, but has ruled out any military involvement in the conflict, Prime Minister John Key said on Wednesday.
>Jones was killed alongside Australian Christopher Havard, whose parents said he was introduced to radical Islam at the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch.
Jones was killed alongside Australian Christopher Havard, whose parents said he was introduced to radical Islam at the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch.
>Jones was killed alongside Australian Christopher Havard, whose parents said he was introduced to radical Islam at the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch.
Jones was killed alongside Australian Christopher Havard, whose parents said he was introduced to radical Islam at the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch.
