Posted on 02/25/2015 10:46:49 PM PST by BlackVeil
A former Australian soldier has been killed fighting against the Islamic State in Iraq.
It is believed Ashley Johnston, a former Army reservist originally from Queensland, was killed in an assault by Kurdish forces on an IS position near the Iraqi city of Shingal. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...
Increasing numbers of westerners are flocking to the region to fight with groups opposed to Islamic State.
Last month, the ABC revealed senior Northern Territory Labor figure Matthew Gardiner had left Australia allegedly to join up with the Kurds fighting against IS, while Melbourne man Khamis Gewargis Khamis travelled to northern Iraq to fight in an Assyrian Christian militia against IS.
If he was fighting for the Kurds, he died a hero. Hopefully he helped provide a bit of training to help them out.
Fighting for the good guys.
A better man than I. God rest his brave soul.
Awesome for him. For this Aussie, nbody can ever deny he died a hero.
And as for the Kurds, it should be mentioned that they have done incredibly well fighting ISIS as well, particularly given the lack of weapons and training they are dealing with.
He had a wonderful smile (from the pictures in the article). May God Bless him and comfort his family.
God bless him and keep him tightly .
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