A former Australian soldier who was believed to have been killed in Afghanistan may be alive and fighting in Syria for al-Qaida affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra.
On Sunday the Long War Journal reported the latest edition of Al Risalah magazine, which is linked to Jabhat al-Nusra, profiles a man known as “hamza al-Australi”. The man says in the profile he has “been a member of al-Qaida for approximately 14 years” and is from Queensland.
The biographical details in the article appear to match the description of Matthew Stewart, a former Australian soldier from Queensland.
The profile says the fighter was initially taken in by the Taliban in Afghanistan, before joining al-Qaida and fighting in Tora Bora in January 2002.
On Sunday the Long War Journal reported the latest edition of Al Risalah magazine, which is linked to Jabhat al-Nusra, profiles a man known as “hamza al-Australi”. The man says in the profile he has “been a member of al-Qaida for approximately 14 years” and is from Queensland.
The biographical details in the article appear to match the description of Matthew Stewart, a former Australian soldier from Queensland.
The profile says the fighter was initially taken in by the Taliban in Afghanistan, before joining al-Qaida and fighting in Tora Bora in January 2002.
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