re: jihadist Khaled Sharrouf’s son, 7, holds severed head

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the uncle of the boy who was photographed gripping the head of a slain Syrian soldier says Australia should 'forget' the image which has caused so much outrage.

'He's gone, forget about it. He's forgotten about youse (sic). I'm sure you've seen much worse than that,' Mostafa Sharrouf told the Sydney Morning Herald on Monday.

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Wissam Haddad, a friend of Mr Sharrouf, also spoke on Network Ten's The Project on Monday night but only agreed to be interviewed by phone.

He said he could not confirm whether or not the photographed young boy was Mr Sharrouf's son had his eyes covered up in the photograph.
'I'm shocked by all sorts of photos that happen from around the world and not just this photo,' Mr Haddad said.
'But it's a war-zone out there so there's a whole set of rules and it's a whole different ball game.
'To be honest with all the fighting against the Muslims in the past 10 years or so, we've sort of become

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