The Latest Breaking News from Mahmoud Brownie Ahmad

Task Force Erebus investigators have charged a man with planning the street execution of Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad in Sydney's southwest earlier this year.

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Detectives investigating the shooting death of Rami Iskander in Sydney's south-west are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry, including whether he was targeted for planning a revenge attack over his uncle's death, underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad, the ABC understands.

Multiple crime scenes are being examined by specialist forensic officers as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Police believe the latest violence may be the result of internal power struggles triggered by the targeted killing of a number of feared gang leaders.

Underworld enforcer Tarek Zahed's profile has been on the rise — now he's fighting for his life after ignoring repeated warnings from police there was a bounty on his head.

Police are targeting criminal gangs after two Comanchero bikies were gunned down at a Sydney gym, leaving one of them dead and the other fighting for his life.

MORNING BRIEFING: The men arrested at the funeral of gangland figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad will face court as those responsible for the murder remain at large.

Police conduct a blitz on organised crime groups and vow to stop retaliation after the violent shooting of organised crime figure Mahmoud Ahmad in the Sydney suburb of Greenacre.

Two men have been arrested after being pulled over while on their way to the funeral of an underworld figure gunned down in a Sydney street.

Strike Force Hawk, the mega operation set up to target gangland violence, lays more than 800 charges against 251 people since its creation last year, as the killers of latest victim Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad are still on the run.