It appears that if you join the Islamic State with the intention of “chasing death,” IS is all too pleased to oblige.
Aussie teenager, only converted to Islam last year, blew himself up in Iraq today. http://t.co/ee9aLxc0yI pic.twitter.com/MLFTJsFbWY
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) March 11, 2015
Professor Greg Barton of Monash University’s Global Terrorism Research Centre told Sky News this morning that young recruits such as Bilardi are likely to be increasingly used in such attacks as the jihadist group continues to retreat.
“Islamic State will try to spin this to his friends, and those who are looking on, that this is a great success,” he said.
“The reality is, despite all the propaganda, if you’re a young kid from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and don’t speak any Arabic … you’re not much use apart from propaganda..
“So many of them become patsies who are told to strap on a vest or hop in the driver’s seat of suicide vehicle.”
