A Syrian army soldier fires artillery shells towards Islamic State group jihadists in northeastern Palmyra on May 17, 2015
Sydney (AFP) - Canberra was Sunday attempting to verify whether an Australian Islamic State group fighter, notorious for being photographed with severed heads, had survived a drone attack after a report said he was still alive.
Australian media last week reported that two of the country's most wanted IS jihadists, Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar, were believed killed in a drone strike in Syria.
