An Australian doctor, working for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, has condemned airtsrikes against the terror group and vowed never to return home, media reported on Monday.
Tareq Kamleh has worked in several Australian hospitals in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory and is registered as a doctor in Western Australia, ABC reported.
Last month, the former paediatric registrar appeared in an IS propaganda video revealing he has travelled to Syria to work for the terrorist organisation.
Earlier this month, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) announced that the Medical Board of Australia has begun regulatory action in relation to Kamleh's medical registration.
Kamleh has posted a letter of response to the AHPRA on his Facebook page, denying he ever took part in unprofessional action that would have jeopardised his doctor-patient relationships.
"I made a very well educated and calculated decision to come here, it did not involve any brainwashing," he said in the letter.
"The only death that I have had to deal with since being here has been from either pathology or coalition drone strikes."
"I never intend to return to Australia, I have finally returned home," he added.
Kamleh signed the letter in two names. He adopted the name Abu Yousef Al-Australie upon arrival in Syria.
