Police intercepts reveal Aussie ISIS fighter Mohammed Ali Baryalei desperate to get home

In a frank phone conversation intercepted by police, Muhammad Ali Baryalei described how he saw his military commander die during the failed assault on a compound.

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SUFFERING heat exhaustion and having watched other jihadis die in front of his eyes — an Australian fighter with Islamic State in Syria sobs on the phone to an alleged Sydney-based recruiter that he is simply “over it”.

In a frank phone conversation intercepted by police, Muhammad Ali Baryalei described to Sydney man Hamdi Alqudsi how he saw his “Emir” (military commander) die during the failed assault on a compound.

“At first I started crying I was just ... ... that day I don’t know. we got smashed man,” he said.

The intercepted phone call was one of several between the pair that was played yesterday at the Supreme Court trial of Alqudsi, 41 who is accused of recruiting seven Australians to fight in Syria.

Hamdi Alqudsi leaves Parramatta Court yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to seven counts of ­recruiting men and assisting them with the intention of facilitating their entry into Syria. Picture: Rohan Kelly

At one point in the conversation Baryalei tells Alqudsi that he will “get him onto” leaders within his group and that he “wants to open the door for the rest of the boys”.

Alqudsi, from St Helens Park has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of recruiting and assisting the seven men with the intention of facilitating their entry into Syria for hostile activity between June and November 2013.

The Crown’s case is based on numerous phone intercepts, SMSs and social media conversations Alqudsi had with Baryalei and others including the men who he allegedly helped get to Syria.

Defence barrister Scott Corrish has told the jury the “real issue” at the trial was Alqudsi’s intentions during these communications about the men’s plans to travel to Syria where there was a huge need for humanitarian aid.

It is alleged four of the men Alqudsi assisted left Australia between June 29 and July 1 2013 travelling to Turkey before crossing into Syria.

The men joined different rebel groups which ended up fighting each other

Tyler Casey joined al-Qaeda-linked group Jabhat al-Nusra. He was killed along with his wife, Gold Coast woman Amira Karroum, 22, in Aleppo by ISIS gunmen in January 2014.

Another of the four Camer Temel joined ISIS and died in battle in the same month.

In an intercepted phone call on June 25 2013 Alqudsi tells Baryalei that “four brothers are coming this week” and they will meet up in Istanbul in Turkey.

Muhammad Ali Baryalei during one of his online videos. Picture: ABC

“There are four brothers and there are more coming, after that and I have told them you are the emir when they arrive — this is now starting to be very serious.”

During the phone calls Baryalei tells Alqudsi that he has been “called up for duty” and won’t be there when they arrive.

A third person then gets on the phone and speaks to Alqudsi in Arabic.

Alqudsi then tells Baryalei that the third man, “was personally going to pick them up,” when the four men arrived at their final destination.

The jury heard several conversations between Alqudsi and another Sydney-based man Wassim Fayad including one on June 26 2013 when they discuss four “soccer players” going on a trip.

“Four of your soccer players are leaving anytime this week or anytime next week do you know that?” Alqudsi asked Fayad.

“How is the coach?” Fayad replied

“He is very, very happy,” Alqudsi said.

“I’m very, very jealous I can’t be in that game,” Fayad said.

Baryalei is believed to have been killed in Syria in 2014.

The trial continues.