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Jake Bilardi (1 December 1996 – 11 March 2015), also known as Abu Abdullah al-Australi, dubbed by the media as Jihad Jake, was an eighteen-year-old Australian suicide bomber. Bilardi's background has been described as radically different from other Western recruits and symbolises youth issues more than ideological ones.
Bilardi died in a suicide attack in Ramadi, Iraq on 11 March 2015. The Iraqi Army stated Bilardi's attack was unsuccessful, killing only himself. Other reports said 17 people were killed in the attack. ISIL used his death as propaganda, in order to recruit more people to become suicide bombers.
According to a friend, Bilardi was concerned his family would "spend eternity in hell" for being non-believers.
A blog post attributed to Jake said, "I was intrigued, why would a group of people living in caves in Afghanistan want to kill innocent American civilians?" He was an aspiring journalist and a curious intelligent student, when he researched the issue more deeply he quickly found the version in the headlines is not the full story, but then became further radicalised eventually developing a hatred of the United States and their allies, including Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-13/jake-bilardi-what-we-know-australian-teenager-islamic-state/6314260 In addition to the blog he was very active on twitter, promoting Islamic State.
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