Aussie ‘killed’ in Syria fighting with terrorists
A Sydney extremist has reportedly been killed by the Syrian army while fighting with Islamic State jihadists.
Lebanese-born Ahmed Mohammed Al-Ghazzaw lived in Bankstown before travelling overseas to fight with Islamic State jihadists who now control a large area of Iraq and Syria.
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Syrian news outlet Syria 24 confirmed Al-Ghazzaw’s death in Syria on Boxing Day, describing him as a “terrorist”.
According to News Limited reports, his friends took to social media to call him a “hero” who died in the “land of the pure” upon hearing about his death.
Sydney man and friend Abo Elmineh labelled him a “martyr” saying: “hero Ahmed Mohammed Ali Ghazzawi died in the land of the pure”.
Approximately 70 Australians are fighting overseas with the Islamic State.
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