An Australian man, who had been fighting alongside Kurdish forces battling Islamic State in Syria, is believed to have been detained in Germany.
It's understood Ashley Dyball, 23, was detained after entering Germany while on a break from the conflict zone in northern Syria, where he had been fighting with the YPG, also known as the People's Protection Unit.
The federal government said on Thursday that it was attempting to confirm reports that an Australian man had been detained in Germany.
"If the reports are true, we will offer consular assistance," a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told AAP in a statement.
It remains unclear, however, if Dyball had already left Germany after the Queensland man posted a message on Facebook under an alias saying he had been deported to Iraq.
"Would personally like to thank the German government for classifying me as a security threat and deporting me back to Iraq my apologies for trying to make the world a better place," the post reads.
Lawyers for Dyball told the ABC he had been detained, and could be charged.
Dyball travelled to the front line in May this year despite government warnings that it is an offence for Australian citizens to involve themselves in the conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
Those found to have been involved in the fighting face prosecution upon their return to Australia.
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