According to claims by the Islamic State, an Irish jihadist has died in a suicide bomb attack in Mosul.
Abu Usama Al-Irlandi or Khalid Kelly, as he's better known, was reportedly killed in the name of the Islamic State during a fight in Iraq's second largest city.
an Irish #ISIS fighter make a Suicide attack in #Iraq . #ISIL "First fighter from Ireland I ever saw with #ISIS " pic.twitter.com/eAdbdqYqSG
— الرقة تذبح بصمت (@Raqqa_SL) November 4, 2016
ISIS Twitter accounts shared a picture of Khalid in front of an explosive machine, and he is also holding a gun while posing.
Khalid was born in Dublin and raised as Terence Edward Kelly.
Suicide attack 100 and a bit in the Battle for Mosul by the Irish Abū Usāma al-Īrlandī #Ireland pic.twitter.com/IRto9hjJ4u
— Pieter Van Ostaeyen (@p_vanostaeyen) November 4, 2016
He converted to Islam after he was jailed for making bootleg alcohol in Saudi Arabia in 2000.
