In January 2015, he was identified by the Swedish press yet again in a Facebook post sent to his brother in Sweden showing him reportedly in Deir ez-Zor, Syria dressed in military fatigues, standing in front of an ISIS flag and holding an AK-47.
I januar 2015 blev han identificeret af svenske medier på et billede på Facebook, sendt til hans bror, hvor han formodentlig opholdt sig i Deir ez-Zor, Syrien, foran et IS-flag, iført militærtøj, mens han holdt en AK-47 riffel.