On December 15 , 2014 , Man Haron Monis took hostage the staff and patrons of a Sydney coffee shop . He had a list of demands which included a demand for a flag of ISIS . An article in the '' Daily Mail '' s Australian edition characterized Mallah as a " one time terror accused " described how Australian security officials sought Mallah to see if he could help them by supplying them with the ISIS flag . Mallah does not own an ISIS flag
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