Australian student flees to join IS

A Melbourne university student has reportedly travelled to Syria with three other people to join Islamic State and called on extremists to "spill blood in Australia", local press reported on Friday.

News Ltd. said that Suhan Rahman, 23, has posted pictures on social media holding an AK-47 machine gun alongside a notorious Sydney extremist, Mohamed Elomar.

Elomar has previously posted photos of himself holding severed heads in Syria.

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) student's activities are being monitored and the Australia Federal Police ( AFP) counter-terrorism unit has spoken to his family.

His father was distraught upon learning of his son's involvement with the terrorist state and told News Ltd. it had brought "shame" on his family.

"We hoped he would never get into this type of thing," Lutfur Rahman said. "It is very sad."

Rahman left Melbourne with three other men and continues to post hateful messages on social media.

"Let the heads fly and blood flow," he urged his followers.

The silver-plated AK-47 Rahman is photographed with is, he claims, a gift from the "Islamic State government".

Rahman's Facebook and Twitter accounts were too graphic for Australian media to publish.

His father said Rahman was always very religious, but was unaware how he had become radicalized.

Rahman Sr told News Ltd. he had alerted authorities and begged his son to return.

However, returning may not be possible if Rahman has made it to Syria.

In December, the Australian government made Islamic State strongholds in Syria and Iraq illegal for Australians to be in without authorization.

Those ignoring the laws face the prospect of never returning to the country. Endi