(Sydney Morning Herald) The black and white flag of terrorist group Islamic State has been displayed 305 times in NSW since 2015, according to internal police data on incidents and reports.
The number of recorded displays of the flag peaked at 142 in 2015, dropping to 45 in 2017, 22 in 2019, and persisting in smaller numbers this year. Police recorded eight relevant reports or events in 2020 and the same again so far this year.
The vast majority were reported across Sydney, especially the north-western and south-western metropolitan areas, although a handful of incidents was recorded in other parts of NSW.
The data also indicated the flag of Hezbollah, the Shiite political and militant group based in Lebanon, was displayed 49 times since 2015.
