‘Came out the top of my skull’: Moment bystander is shot in head and survives
When a young drug runner was brutally gunned down in a quiet suburban street, an innocent bystander was shot in the head. Here’s how he somehow survived.
The War
The city’s streets bathed in blood as drug debts, revenge and bloodlust fuel outrageous acts of public violence. Dive inside the worst gang wars Sydney has seen in a generation, in three gripping digital mini-series produced by The Daily Telegraph. Go on the road and into the newsroom with our most dedicated senior journalists as they take you through Sydney's underworld. Delve into the gangland's biggest stories with The War and The War II: Kill or be Killed, and peel back the curtain on the city's youth postcode gangs with The War: Young Blood.
The War: Young Blood – Inside Sydney’s postcode gangs
Eleven teenagers murdered in four years against a backdrop of ‘drill rap’ performers who use lyrics to brag openly about killings and muggings. Look inside Sydney’s ‘postcode gangs’ with The War: Young Blood. WATCH HERE
Watch now: Every episode of The War is here
Seventeen murders in two years. It is the worst gang war Sydney has seen in a generation. Watch every episode of The Daily Telegraph’s groundbreaking video series and delve into the tit-for-tat gangland killings that exploded into a family blood feud between the Hamzys and Alameddines.
Fears Sydney’s gang war could explode as Hamzy freed from jail
One of the most senior members of the Hamzy family is back on the streets in a move that could reignite Sydney’s gang wars. Police tried to block his release for his own safety but now he’s out – and in the eyes of the underworld, he’s in serious danger.
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‘Postcode Wars’: Youth gangs terrorising Sydney listed
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First pic of bikie kingpin Buddle’s pregnant wife
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Underworld figures taking holiday break from police
Some of the biggest names in Sydney’s underworld have escaped the Harbour City for a holiday that conveniently puts them out of cops’ reach.
New ‘Supreme Commander’ of the Comanchero revealed
A former Sydney bikie boss now living overseas is considered the new Supreme Commander of the all-powerful Comanchero club, taking the reins from close associate Mark Buddle.
Fourth man arrested over Sydney gang boss’ killing
Jamal Salameh, 29, was arrested at Canterbury on Wednesday morning after a seven-month investigation by NSW Police.
‘Talk to pigs you get knocked’: Notorious figure turns to rap
An aspiring Sydney rapper who sings about assassinations and drive-by shootings is the same man NSW Police believe was involved in killing a young drug dealer back in 2016.
Slain underworld figure ‘dead man walking for six years’
Police believe the execution of gangster Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad this year could be linked to a feud that saw his brother brutally gunned down six years ago.
Guilty plea over postcode-related party death
A 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty to concealing information about the postcode war-related death of 18-year-old Alex Ioane at a house party in 2019.
State of Pain: Mums see sons knifed dead in viral videos
The wave of knife crime that’s had deadly consequences in Sydney’s postcode wars has spread to country NSW. But it’s the disgusting ways parents are finding out their child has died that is causing outrage.
Knife crime penalties could soar under new crime plan
Opposition leader Chris Minns is pushing for beefed up knife laws following 11 fatal stabbings in four years in NSW. Find out what jail time and fines could apply.
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