The Australian teenager, who featured in an Islamic State video released last week, has reportedly appeared in a new video.
Seventeen-year-old Abdullah Elmir had run away in June to fight alongside the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria after telling his parents that he was going on a fishing trip. While his friend, Feiz, was allegedly intercepted by his father while on the way to Iraq, Elmir carried on traveling to Syria via Turkey.
In last week's video, Elmir had warned that Islamic State militants would continue the fight till they ensured that their flag was flying in every nation.
In the latest video, entitled "An evening on the banks of the Tigris River in the Province of Nineveh in the Islamic State," Elmir is shown dressed in Arabic attire and holding an assault rifle. He is shown surrounded by black-clad militants on the banks of the River Tigris in Mosul in Iraq, reports Associated Press citing News Corp and Australian newspapers.
The six minute clip also shows the militants eating, praying and reciting religious texts.
Many militants proclaim in the video that they will "strike the necks of the infidel and Arab countries."
The Australian Senate is going to debate a legislation that would help law enforcement agencies prosecute Australian extremists who join organization like the Islamic State.
Under the new bill, any Australian who travels to an area designated as a terrorist hotbed by the government would be guilty of committing a crime, which can attract a sentence of up to 10 years.
Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told the parliament on Monday that at least 70 Australians were fighting with terrorist organizations in Iraq and Syria, presently. Earlier, the number of Australians fighting with the militant group was 60.
Bishop said that 185 Australians were supporting the terrorist groups in the Middle East by indulging in recruitment and funding.
She also informed the parliament that she cancelled 73 Australian passports due to security reasons, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.
