### [2026-07-21](/feed/2026/07/21/index.md)

##### The Australian
# "The Australian" reports that Australian doctor Tareq Kamleh, who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State, is found alive in a prison in Baghdad, Iraq. 




### Sources:

1. [ABC News Australia](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/tareq-kamleh-islamic-state-doctor-jihad-iraq-jail/106944450)
2. [The West Australian](https://thewest.com.au/news/perth/tareq-kamleh-perth-paediatrician-turned-isis-poster-boy-reportedly-alive-in-iraq-jail-c-22609568)

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