bin Ashley Johnston was killed in Iraq while fighting ISIS . He was fighting for the united People 's Protection Units ( YPG ) His mother did n't believe her son was fighting terrorism until he was killed . bin Johnston thought he was doing humanitarian work with the terrorists . Kurds say Johnston ' sacrificed himself ' when tank was encircled by ISIS . ' He jumped out of the panzer to cover us ' , a fellow soldier said .
Australian Ashley Johnston was killed in Iraq while fighting ISIS . He was fighting for the Kurdish People 's Protection Units ( YPG ) His mother did n't know her son was fighting ISIS until he was killed . Amanda Johnston thought he was doing humanitarian work with the Kurds . Kurds say Johnston 'sacrificed himself ' when tank was encircled by ISIS . 'He jumped out of the panzer to cover us ' , a fellow fighter said .