Wikipedia's first sentence called it “member of the islamic state group”. Today it says “former member of the islamic state”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Neil Christopher Prakash (born 7 May 1991), known as Abu Khaled al-Kambudi ( Arabic : أبو خالد الكمبودي ), is a former member of the Islamic State group, whose Australian citizenship was revoked in December 2018. In April 2016, four civilians were killed in a United States air-strike targeting Prakash. In May 2016, he was reported to have been killed, but was only wounded and escaped. In November 2016, Prakash was captured in Turkey . In March 2019, Prakash was convicted in a Turkish court of membership in a terrorist organisation and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, reduced to six years on appeal. In early December 2022 he was extradited back to Australia, first to Darwin, then Melbourne where he was charged with terrorism-related offences.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Neil Christopher Prakash (born 7 May 1991), known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi ( ), was a member of the Islamic State group, whose Australian citizenship was revoked in December 2018. In April 2016 four civilians were killed in a United States air-strike targeting Prakash. In May 2016 he was reported to have been killed, but was only wounded and escaped. In November 2016, Prakash was captured in Turkey. In March 2019, Prakash was convicted in a Turkish court of membership in a terrorist organisation and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, reduced to six years on appeal.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Alleged senior member in the Islamic State group Neil Christopher Prakash (born 7 May 1991), known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi ( ), is a former member of the Islamic State group, whose Australian citizenship was revoked in December 2018. In April 2016, four civilians were killed in a United States air-strike targeting Prakash. In May 2016, he was reported to have been killed, but was only wounded and escaped. In November 2016, Prakash was captured in Turkey. In March 2019, Prakash was convicted in a Turkish court of membership in a terrorist organisation and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, reduced to six years on appeal. In early December 2022 he was extradited back to Australia, first to Darwin, then Melbourne where he was charged with terrorism-related offences.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “member of the islamic state group”. Today it says “former member of the islamic state”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
member of the islamic state group
Now
former member of the islamic state
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