Australian
Islamic State fighter Khaled Sharrouf has become the country's first dual
nationality individual to be stripped of Australian citizenship under
anti-terrorism laws,
the Australian newspaper said on Saturday.
Australia, a
staunch ally of the United States and its battle against Islamic militants in
Iraq and Syria, is on alert for attacks by radicalized Muslims, including
home-grown militants returning from fighting in the Middle East.
Under a 2015
law, Australia may strip dual nationals of their citizenship if they are found
to have carried out militant acts or been members of a banned organization.
Sharrouf, the
son of Lebanese immigrants, shot to infamy in 2014 after photographs emerged of
him and his 7-year-old son holding the severed heads of Syrian soldiers,
causing a global outcry.
A spokesman
for Australia’s Immigration Department told Reuters an individual had been
stripped of citizenship, but declined to provide further details.
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