A "true blue Aussie" jihadi who once said he was not afraid to die in Syria has reportedly been killed while fighting with Islamic rebels in the country.
Combat medic Abu Ousama, also known as Abu Safiyya Australi, was believed to be fighting with the Al Quaeda aligned al-Nusra Front after joining sub-unit Jund al Aqsa rebel group when he arrived in Syria in 2012.
According to social media, he was killed in an attack on a village in September last year.
"Australian Nusra terrorist Abu Safiyya Australi Fua was killed by defense forces while attacking his village," a tweet translated from Turkish and posted online on September 24 last year, News Corp Australia reports.
News of his death comes just a day after reports Australia's most wanted terrorist, Neil Prakash, and Shadi Jabar Khalil Mohammad, the older sister of the radicalised teen gunman who murdered NSW Police accountant Curtis Cheng, were killed in separate US air strikes last month.
Ousama, reportedly from Sydney, gained notoriety after an interview with British journalist Tam Hussein in 2014, when he described himself as a "born raised, true blue Aussie" who missed Coco Pops and the Australian lifestyle.
Claims he paid 500 Syrian pounds ($A3 in the current exchange rate) for Coco Pops earned him the nickname the "Coco Pops Jihadi".
According to Ousama, he went to Syria to hand out aid to refugees, but that didn't satisfy his need to help.
Ousama said he had no hatred toward Australia, arguing everyone loves his country, but adding that he would fight against Australian forces in Syria "if it comes down to it".
He thought his family would be upset that he had gone to a wartorn country but "proud to see their son or husband is helping make a difference for the people".
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