Johannesburg: Two Indian-origin youths from South Africa have died allegedly fighting for the Islamic State, becoming one of the first South Africans to have died in strife-torn Syria.

Articles in media outlets today said a confidential report had indicated that Fayaaz Valli, 23, had gone to Syria claiming to be working for an orphanage but ended up being killed while fighting with the dreaded terror outfit IS. Valli's father Riyad told the weekly Sunday Times that he was heartbroken by the death of his son but did not believe he had joined the militant group.