Unearthed Footage Shows ISIS Husband Arguing About Bombs at Protest
The terrorist husband of an Australian ISIS bride who expressed desire to make explosives rather than attend school has emerged in newly unearthed footage arguing about bombs during a heated protest. Moroccan national Nabil Kadmiry, who was in his thirties when he married child bride Kirsty Rosse-Emile in an unofficial Melbourne ceremony around 2009, appears in the video from 2012 engaging in theological disputes and discussing explosions.
From Melbourne to Syria: A Troubled Journey
Kadmiry married Rosse-Emile when she was just fourteen years old, despite the significant age difference. Approximately five years following their union, he withdrew his superannuation funds to finance their travel to Syria, where both pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist organization. The Australian government subsequently revoked his citizenship before his capture during the territorial defeat of ISIS in 2019. He remains detained in a Kurdish prison facility to this day.
Rosse-Emile, now thirty-one, is among eleven women pleading with the Albanese government to rescue them and their twenty-three children from squalid refugee camps in Syria. She claims she and her two surviving children wish to leave terrorism behind and are "ready to start our lives fresh." However, her own father has publicly stated he does not believe her assertions.
Disturbing History and Unearthed Evidence
The Daily Mail previously revealed that Rosse-Emile told a former housemate in 2010, four years before joining ISIS, that she wanted to "make bombs" instead of pursuing further education. The newly uncovered footage shows Kadmiry chanting the terrorist catchcry "Allahu Akbar," meaning "God is greater," during protests against the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne in 2012.
The convention featured evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and astrophysicist Lawrence Krauss, who has since appeared in Epstein-related documents. In the video, Kadmiry engages in theological arguments with atheists, dismissing science as baseless before transitioning to discussing explosions.
Confrontational Exchange at Protest
During a particularly tense exchange with a male convention attendee, Kadmiry stated, "An explosion happens." When questioned if he was referring to a bomb, the man exclaimed, "This guy just made a bomb threat, he started talking about explosions." Kadmiry continued, "What happens after the explosion? ... A bomb goes off, what happens after the explosion? There's mayhem and sawdust..." The remainder of the conversation was obscured by shouting from both sides of the protest.
At one point, atheists began screaming "Brainwashed," to which Kadmiry retorted, "No, you are brainwashed." Protesters displayed signs reading "atheism = hell fire, Islam = paradise," "Islam is the only monotheistic religion," and "Islam is the answer." One particularly inflammatory sign stated, "Message to infidel Ayaan Ali Hirsi burn in hell forever," referencing the Somalian activist and critic of Islam.
Controversial Background and Current Pleas
At the time of the protest, Kadmiry and Rosse-Emile are believed to have resided at Al-Furqan, a controversial Islamic study centre that was closed in 2016 following counter-terrorism raids. One member was shot and killed by police during these operations, while two others joined ISIS in Syria.
Rosse-Emile has claimed she was tricked into entering the war zone with Kadmiry twelve years ago but refused to explain to the ABC how she ended up in Syria, stating it "could create problems for me." Instead, she begged the Australian government, "Hello, I'm here. Can you just come and get me, finally, and my children and all the other Australians here? We're ready to start our lives afresh."
Despite these claims, supportive statements about ISIS remain visible on Rosse-Emile's Facebook pages from before her departure to Syria, including posts reading "Jihad. The only solution" and "Lions of Islam" overlaid with images of terrorist figures.
Family Skepticism and Ongoing Investigations
Rosse-Emile's father responded to her claims of being tricked by telling The Nightly that his daughter was lying. "When she said, 'Oh, I was tricked' and all that, it's not true," he stated. "In the way of Islam, when we go and fight for the cause of Allah, either you're victorious or you are vanquished, but you don't surrender, because it's one of the greatest sins that somebody could [commit]. I'm a Muslim. I tell the truth. I am not going to lie to anybody. Allah will punish me if I lie." He suggested the Australian government should settle the refugees in a Muslim country like Turkey.
Her former housemate Sara recalled that in 2010, when Rosse-Emile was about seventeen and known by her Islamic name Asma, she stated, "I don't want to go to school, I want to go and make bombs." Sara noted that regardless of Rosse-Emile's current intentions, shedding extremist beliefs would prove challenging. The Australian Federal Police launched an investigation into Rosse-Emile following the Daily Mail's initial report and contacted Sara about the situation.
Other Australians fighting to return home include Nesrine Zahab, her aunt Aminah Zahab, cousin Sumaya Zahab, Kawsar Abbas and her daughters Zeinab and Zahra Ahmed, Janai Safar, Hodan Abby, Kawsar Kanj, and Hyam Raad. The debate continues regarding whether Australians who joined or supported ISIS should be permitted to return and rebuild their lives in the country.
