Farah Mohamed Shirdon of Calgary, fighting for ISIS, dead in Iraq, reports say
CBC News Posted: Aug 15, 2014 3:39 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 3:39 PM ET
Multiple social media reports in Iraq say that a young Calgary man who appeared in an ISIS video four months ago has been killed in Iraq.
Farah Mohamed Shirdon, a Calgarian fighting overseas with the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, was seen in the video burning his Canadian passport and threatening to destroy Iraq’s oppressors.
The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is aware of reports that a Canadian was killed in Iraq and is following the situation closely.
A man claiming to be Shirdon’s brother has been tweeting online — asking jihadi contacts for information on how Shirdon died.
Attempts by CBC News to reach Shirdon’s family in Calgary have so far been unsuccessful.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told reporters following a news conference in London, Ont., he was aware of the reports but could not speak to the specific facts of the case.
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