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1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 min. 10 sec.) ; 325911466 bytes |
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Why are Australians being drawn to the conflicts in Iraq and Syria? "Abdullah" is worried. The Melbourne man has a 17 year old son who has completely changed in the last year or so. The teenager has grown a long beard and talks constantly about Shias and Sunnis. "I'm worried ... he wants to go to Syria and join those groups and he kill some innocent people and he (might) die himself," Abdullah tells Insight. "He's quiet and depressed."Australian authorities say there are around 60 Australians fighting in the conflicts in Syria. And the Federal Government is nervous."We are deeply concerned that this domestic security challenge will mean that Australian citizens fighting in these conflicts overseas will return to this country as hardened home-grown terrorists who may use their experience, the skills that they've gained, to carry out an attack in this country," said Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.In response, the government is introducing new counter terrorism measures and has cancelled the passports of dozens of Australians.Jenny Brockie asks why are Australians being drawn to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, either to do humanitarian work or join the fight? Where are the influences coming from and what should be done about it? |
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Broadcast 2014-08-12 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Civil war.
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Humanitarian assistance, American.
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International relations.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects.
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Australia.
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Iraq.
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Syria.
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Streaming video
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Al-Jelooi, Nicholas, contributor
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Bakr, Abu, contributor
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Barton, Greg, contributor
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Brockie, Jenny, contributor
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Burrows, Zali, contributor
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Cerantonio, Musa, contributor
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El-Kholed, Yehya, contributor
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Elachi, Dina, contributor
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Farrall, Leah, contributor
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Haddad, Wissam, contributor
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Mahmoud, Abdul Salam, contributor
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Mehanni, Ali, contributor
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Morsi, Yassir, contributor
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Safi, Basset, contributor
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Said, Tarek, contributor
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Saleem, Mohamadu Nawas, contributor
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Saleem, Sheikh Mohamadu, contributor
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Shanahan, Rodger, contributor
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Tabbaa, Mohamad, contributor
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Whealy, Anthony, contributor
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Yakou, Ninva, contributor
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Zuhbi, Mohamed, contributor
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