Melbourne: An Australian male model was killed while fighting with Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, a media report said on Thursday. Somali-origin Sharky Jama, 25, from Melbourne, was living in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, but was shot dead in Syria, ABC reported.

The Somali Australian Council of Victoria said Sharky Jama's father, Dada Jama, received a text message and phone call on Monday, saying his son had died. Dada Jama said he believed the news when he tried to call his son's phone which went straight to voice-mail.