In late 2000 and early 2001, second-generation members of the Darwiche and Razzak families were part of rival illegal cannabis operations.
A February 2001 confrontation between Adnan Darwiche and Bilal Razzak at Nemra's Cafe in Bankstown, New South Wales, reportedly sparked the conflict.
That night, Taleb and Adnan and Abdul Darwiche drove to the Razzak residence in Bankstown and fired shots at the building.
His death greatly affected Adnan Darwiche, who abandoned his drug business and became deeply religious (making the Hajj in 2002 and 2003).
Taleb, Adnan Darwiche's right-hand man in his former drug business, was shot in both legs by two masked men as he spoke to a friend in the Bankstown halal butcher shop.
According to Taleb, Adnan and Abdul Darwiche, Touma and Aouad visited him on 25 August and told him that they had learned that Gehad and Ziad Razzak were living on Yanderra Street in Condell Park.
Although Razzak alleged that Abdul Darwiche pointed an assault-style rifle at him through the passenger window of a vehicle, no charges were filed.
Ali Abdul Razzak was shot and killed at 1:23 pm as he sat in his car, which was parked near the Lakemba Mosque.
Witnesses saw a small, black hatchback vehicle which stopped in front of Razzak's car; its driver and a passenger were wearing balaclavas.
Darwiche allegedly purchased six more rocket launchers from Rahman on 9 October, selling five to Mohammad Ali Elomar.
Elomar, allegedly involved in a plot to blow up Parliament House or the Lucas Heights reactor, reportedly said: "Look what is happening overseas.
[7] Around 6 October 2003, Taleb witnessed a shootout between Darwiche and Razzak family members outside Aouad's home in Liverpool.
On 30 October 2003, Fahda and Bassam Said were in a 4-wheel drive which ran out of petrol; they pushed it into a service station in Punchbowl.
Fifty to 70 shots were fired in the car park of the Kings Head Tavern in Hurstville at 3:15 pm,[12] narrowly missing bystanders.
A 9mm Glock found in a skip near the tavern was one of the weapons which had been stolen from Obliging Security about three months earlier.
[13] At about 5:19 pm, Michael Darwiche, Mohamed Douar, Rami Homsi and Bassim Said were standing at the front of Darwiche's house on Mons Street in Condell Park when they were shot at by three men in a passing vehicle: Mohamed Razzak and (allegedly) Samear Razzak and Rabia Abdul-Razzak.
[14] On 5 November 2003, three men were arrested at Sydney's Star City Casino and questioned about Fahda's murder.
[citation needed] Adnan Darwiche's charges included solicitation to murder Fahda and being an accessory after the fact.
[citation needed] Taleb became an informer on 6 February 2006, and gave a lengthy statement to police in Beirut.
The Director of Public Prosecutions decided to pursue Adnan Darwiche on an ex-officio indictment three days later, including a charge of murdering Ali Abdul Razzak.
The trial in relation to the Mons Street shooting began the following month in the District Court of New South Wales, with Mohamed, Samear and Rabia Abdul Razzak charged.
On 16 May, a Supreme Court jury acquitted Adnan Darwiche of charges related to Fahda's murder and convicted El-Zeyat and Aouad.
District Court Judge Knox SC dismissed the jury in the Mons Street trial on 20 June because of a Sydney Morning Herald article that day.
[citation needed] On 10 November, Justice Bell sentenced Adnan Darwiche, El-Zeyat, Aouad and Osman.
Supreme Court Justice Johnson sentenced him on 7 December to 15 months' imprisonment, from 20 August 2007 to 19 November 2008; Razzak was already serving time for a 2001 stabbing incident.
El-Zeyat and Aouad successfully appealed their conviction for the murder of Ahmed Fahda on 8 April 2011, and a new trial was ordered.
[26] Police later suspected that the gunman was Mohammed Fahda and the killing was revenge for the murder of his brother, Ahmed.
Mohammed Fahda was arrested on 28 September 2009; he was convicted of murdering Abdul Dawrwiche, and was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment.
[29] In July 2020, crime journalist Mahmood Fazal released an essay centred upon the conflict, and particularly, on the circumstances of Ramzi Aouad.