New Zealand man officially deemed 'ISIS terrorist' by US

New Zealander Mark Taylor has been officially added to a US terrorism list, with the US State Department saying he has been encouraging terrorist attacks here and in Australia.

Taylor, from Hamilton, is among five people named by the department on Thursday (US time) who now have sanctions imposed on them because they are believed to have committed terrorist acts or may do so.

The sanctions mean Americans are generally prohibited from dealing with them. Any property under US jurisdiction is frozen.

"Mark John Taylor is a New Zealand national who has been fighting in Syria with ISIS since the fall of 2014," the department said.

Taylor is also known as Mohammad Daniel, Muhammad Daniel, Abu Abdul Rahman and Mark John al-Rahman. Photo: Supplied

"Taylor has used social media, including appearing in a 2015 ISIS propaganda video, to encourage terrorist attacks in Australia and New Zealand."

Taylor is also known as Mohammad Daniel, Muhammad Daniel, Abu Abdul Rahman and Mark John al-Rahman.

He has also been dubbed the "bumbling jihadi" after a bragging tweet inadvertently revealed his location in Syria in 2014.

– With NZN

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