article_snippet: Australian Ashley Johnston, 28, was reportedly killed while fighting for the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) on February 24 .
article_snippet: Days after Australian Ashley Johnston death, Australian Ashley Johnston's mother revealed Johnston's mother did not know Johnston's mother son was fighting against Islamic State (IS) until her son was killed in Iraq.
article_snippet: On February 24, the truck her son was travelling in reportedly broke down and the Australian ' were 'outnumbered and outgunned' by IS fighters.
article_snippet: This comes as Australian Ashley Johnston said in Australian Ashley Johnston final interview before his death, that Australian Ashley Johnston was afraid of returning home because Australian Ashley Johnston thought Australian Ashley Johnston'd be treated like a terrorist.
article_snippet: Amanda Johnston, of Canberra, told The Sydney Morning Herald that Amanda Johnston thought Amanda Johnston was with the Kurds because her son was doing some humanitarian work.
article_snippet: Australian Ashley Johnston said Australian Ashley Johnston only knew of Australian Ashley Johnston whereabouts from a text message sent by her son on December 30.
article_snippet: Australian Ashley Johnston had informed Australian Ashley Johnston mother that Australian Ashley Johnston was in the Middle East 'supporting the Kurdish people'.
article_snippet: Australian Ashley Johnston learnt of her son's death on Thursday, saying Australian Ashley Johnston was shocked by the news and is in disbelief that her son was killed while fighting ISIS.
article_snippet: The Lions of Rojava, a band of volunteers that help recruit soldiers to the YPG, claimed Ashley Johnston was 'outnumbered and outgunned' The Australian reportedly died on February 24 in a small village near Shingal in Iraq, close to the border with Syrian Kurdistan . '
article_snippet: When Johnston asked the former Australian soldier why the former Australian soldier was fighting for YPG the former Australian soldier said: 'ISIS [another name for IS] is a world's problem.
highlights_snippet: Australian Ashley Johnston was killed in Iraq while fighting Islamic State .
  
highlights_snippet: Australian Ashley Johnston was killed in Iraq after Australian Ashley Johnston joined the Kurdish People's Protection Units .
  
highlights_snippet: Australian Ashley Johnston mother did not know Australian Ashley Johnston was fighting Islamic State until Australian Ashley Johnston was killed .
  
highlights_snippet: Kurds say Australian Ashley Johnstonsacrificed Australian Ashley Johnston' when tank was encircled by IS .