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Aussie in Kurdish forces fighting IS killed in Syria
Aussie In Kurdish Forces Fighting IS Killed In Syria. An Australian man, fighting alongside Kurdish forces against the Islamic State (IS) terror group, was killed when he stepped on a landmine in Syria, media reported on Wednesday.
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Brisbane: An Australian man, fighting alongside Kurdish forces against the Islamic State (IS) terror group, was killed when he stepped on a landmine in Syria, media reported on Wednesday.
Reece Harding, 23, had left Australia in May, family sources told ABC.
His father Keith said that a few days after he departed, he received a message that Reece was doing "humanitarian" work but the family now understands that he had joined Kurdish forces in their fight against the IS.
Keith said he received a message on Monday telling him to call on an overseas number.
When he did so, the man on the other line explained: "I'm sorry mate that Reece is gone... he's stepped on a landmine. He's dead."
However, he is still waiting for official confirmation of his son's death.
"They at the moment haven't officially classed him as dead if I'm correct, but I spoke to the Federal Police and they are working with I presume Turkey or Syria to confirm his death."
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said it was difficult to confirm the reports because Australia did not have a consular presence in Syria.
