Abdullah Elmir, from Bankstown in western Sydney, appeared in
a video on Tuesday alongside IS fighters, threatening Prime Minister
Tony Abbott and any nation that stands in the way of IS, also know as
ISIL.
The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) has expressed sadness and concern over the video.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms any threat against Australians," the council said in a statement.
"That video is chilling," he told reporters in Canberra.
A relative of the 17-year-old said the teen had been brainwashed.
"What a stupid idiot," the unnamed relative told The Daily Telegraph.
"We never associated with him - that guy was brainwashed. I don't know what these kids get into.
"They don't know how to fight - they should be getting an education."
Elmir, who told family he was going away on a fishing trip, will not be allowed back into Australia under national security laws.
The ANIC wants an inquiry into how the boy was compelled to leave Australia to fight with the violent terror group.
"It is utterly deplorable for violent extremists to use Islam as a cover for their crimes and atrocities," the Grand Mufti of Australia Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammad said.
The ANIC's asked the federal government to commit further resources to identify and prevent the root causes of radicalisation of Australians.
The prime minister says the video highlights the global threat posed by IS.
IS is a threat that reaches out to Australia and its allies and partners, a spokesman for Mr Abbott said.
"That is why Australia has joined the coalition to disrupt and degrade ISIL in Iraq and is giving our law enforcement and security agencies the powers and resources they need to keep Australia and Australians as safe as possible."
Labor frontbencher Tony Burke questioned how a child raised in Australia could be caught up in the terrorist group's ideology.
"I don't think anyone I've spoken to understands how that transition occurs," he told reporters in Canberra.
The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) has expressed sadness and concern over the video.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms any threat against Australians," the council said in a statement.
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Federal Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg was disturbed by the video."That video is chilling," he told reporters in Canberra.
A relative of the 17-year-old said the teen had been brainwashed.
"What a stupid idiot," the unnamed relative told The Daily Telegraph.
"We never associated with him - that guy was brainwashed. I don't know what these kids get into.
"They don't know how to fight - they should be getting an education."
Elmir, who told family he was going away on a fishing trip, will not be allowed back into Australia under national security laws.
The ANIC wants an inquiry into how the boy was compelled to leave Australia to fight with the violent terror group.
"It is utterly deplorable for violent extremists to use Islam as a cover for their crimes and atrocities," the Grand Mufti of Australia Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammad said.
The ANIC's asked the federal government to commit further resources to identify and prevent the root causes of radicalisation of Australians.
The prime minister says the video highlights the global threat posed by IS.
IS is a threat that reaches out to Australia and its allies and partners, a spokesman for Mr Abbott said.
"That is why Australia has joined the coalition to disrupt and degrade ISIL in Iraq and is giving our law enforcement and security agencies the powers and resources they need to keep Australia and Australians as safe as possible."
Labor frontbencher Tony Burke questioned how a child raised in Australia could be caught up in the terrorist group's ideology.
"I don't think anyone I've spoken to understands how that transition occurs," he told reporters in Canberra.
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