Print PageThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) says consular officials in Cairo are investigating reports an Australian man has been killed in Syria.
A video posted on the internet shows Syrian rebels hailing a man identified as Abu Walid "The Australian" as a martyr.
The man is shown with heavily armed rebel fighters, and in one section of the video he appears to be preparing makeshift explosives.
A Google translation of the video says the man was killed on December 30 by "sniper gangs".
The Australian newspaper says the man is believed to be Melbourne-based Turkish-Australian Yusuf Toprakkaya.
A DFAT spokeswoman says the department is not able to confirm the reports but is making inquiries.
