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LONDON (Reuters) - Investigators believe that The "Jihadi John" masked fighter who fronted Islamic State beheading videos is a British man named Mohammed Emwazi, two U.S. government sources said on Thursday.
He was born in Kuwait and comes from a prosperous family in London, where he grew up and graduated with a computer programming degree, according to the Washington Post.
In videos released by Islamic State (IS), the black-clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking with an English accent appears to have decapitated hostages including Americans, Britons and Syrians.
The Washington Post said Emwazi, who used the videos to threaten the West and taunt leaders such as President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, was believed to have traveled to Syria around 2012 and to have later joined IS.
In each beheading video, he is dressed entirely in black, a balaclava covering all but his eyes and the ridge of his nose. He wears a holster under his left arm.
Hostages gave him the name John as he and other IS Britons had been nicknamed the Beatles. Another was dubbed George.
British government sources and the police refused to confirm or deny the report, citing a live anti-terrorism investigation, a position mirrored by a spokeswoman for Cameron.
"We don't confirm or deny matters relating to intelligence," the spokeswoman said. "I am not going to get into the details of an ongoing police and security investigation."
"We have said since we have seen the awful actions being taken by these terrorists that we are absolutely determined to bring the perpetrators to justice, and the police and the security agencies have been working hard to do that, continue to work hard to do that and that is what we want to see," she said.
JIHADI FROM BRITAIN
College educated too. Couldn't he find a job?
Don't worry, America, you can rest assured that we'll be subsidisng and providing his family with an armed protection detail by the end of next week.
You guys realize that fighters like John are a small minority within ISIS right? ISIS depends heavily on local networks of militias.
This has been known for quite some time.And get this, I know you're going to have a really hard time believing this, but his name is "Mohammed" !!!!
I know, amazing huh ? Bet you never saw that one coming !
LONDON (Reuters) - Investigators believe that The "Jihadi John" masked fighter who fronted Islamic State beheading videos is a British man named Mohammed Emwazi, two U.S. government sources said on Thursday.
He was born in Kuwait and comes from a prosperous family in London, where he grew up and graduated with a computer programming degree, according to the Washington Post.
In videos released by Islamic State (IS), the black-clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking with an English accent appears to have decapitated hostages including Americans, Britons and Syrians.
The Washington Post said Emwazi, who used the videos to threaten the West and taunt leaders such as President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, was believed to have traveled to Syria around 2012 and to have later joined IS.
In each beheading video, he is dressed entirely in black, a balaclava covering all but his eyes and the ridge of his nose. He wears a holster under his left arm.
Hostages gave him the name John as he and other IS Britons had been nicknamed the Beatles. Another was dubbed George.
British government sources and the police refused to confirm or deny the report, citing a live anti-terrorism investigation, a position mirrored by a spokeswoman for Cameron.
"We don't confirm or deny matters relating to intelligence," the spokeswoman said. "I am not going to get into the details of an ongoing police and security investigation."
"We have said since we have seen the awful actions being taken by these terrorists that we are absolutely determined to bring the perpetrators to justice, and the police and the security agencies have been working hard to do that, continue to work hard to do that and that is what we want to see," she said.
JIHADI FROM BRITAIN
more Jihadi John from Islamic State beheading videos unmasked as Londoner - Yahoo News
College educated too. Couldn't he find a job?
You guys realize that fighters like John are a small minority within ISIS right? ISIS depends heavily on local networks of militias.
Has someone told the white house?College educated too. Couldn't he find a job?
This is what is, again, alarming. His status in the U.K. as far as social class and wealth, if what they say is true, is way beyond most Americans. It's sort of like a trust fund baby from the Upper East Side in Manhattan joining ISIS. There's just no motivation for it economically, that's for sure.
Has someone told the white house?College educated too. Couldn't he find a job?
This is what is, again, alarming. His status in the U.K. as far as social class and wealth, if what they say is true, is way beyond most Americans. It's sort of like a trust fund baby from the Upper East Side in Manhattan joining ISIS. There's just no motivation for it economically, that's for sure.
This has been known for quite some time.And get this, I know you're going to have a really hard time believing this, but his name is "Mohammed" !!!!
I know, amazing huh ? Bet you never saw that one coming !
LONDON (Reuters) - Investigators believe that The "Jihadi John" masked fighter who fronted Islamic State beheading videos is a British man named Mohammed Emwazi, two U.S. government sources said on Thursday.
He was born in Kuwait and comes from a prosperous family in London, where he grew up and graduated with a computer programming degree, according to the Washington Post.
In videos released by Islamic State (IS), the black-clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking with an English accent appears to have decapitated hostages including Americans, Britons and Syrians.
The Washington Post said Emwazi, who used the videos to threaten the West and taunt leaders such as President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, was believed to have traveled to Syria around 2012 and to have later joined IS.
In each beheading video, he is dressed entirely in black, a balaclava covering all but his eyes and the ridge of his nose. He wears a holster under his left arm.
Hostages gave him the name John as he and other IS Britons had been nicknamed the Beatles. Another was dubbed George.
British government sources and the police refused to confirm or deny the report, citing a live anti-terrorism investigation, a position mirrored by a spokeswoman for Cameron.
"We don't confirm or deny matters relating to intelligence," the spokeswoman said. "I am not going to get into the details of an ongoing police and security investigation."
"We have said since we have seen the awful actions being taken by these terrorists that we are absolutely determined to bring the perpetrators to justice, and the police and the security agencies have been working hard to do that, continue to work hard to do that and that is what we want to see," she said.
JIHADI FROM BRITAIN
more Jihadi John from Islamic State beheading videos unmasked as Londoner - Yahoo News
Has someone told the white house?College educated too. Couldn't he find a job?
This is what is, again, alarming. His status in the U.K. as far as social class and wealth, if what they say is true, is way beyond most Americans. It's sort of like a trust fund baby from the Upper East Side in Manhattan joining ISIS. There's just no motivation for it economically, that's for sure.
More evidence Barry the Fairy wants to treat terrorism as a law and order issue instead of a military threat. The Brit beheader will be worm food courtesy of a 5.56 round before he's ever tried at the Hague.
If it were me, I would start up a special ops to bunt this piece of shit and take him out. Whether it's a drone that finishes him off or a ground operation, I would target him and use it for propaganda purposes.
You guys realize that fighters like John are a small minority within ISIS right? ISIS depends heavily on local networks of militias.
Yes of course, plus we need to get off our high horses and remember about the Crusades and stuff.
You guys realize that fighters like John are a small minority within ISIS right? ISIS depends heavily on local networks of militias.
Yes of course, plus we need to get off our high horses and remember about the Crusades and stuff.
Nice strawman. This has nothing to do with the Crusades, this has to do with the fact that the ISIS support network and rank and file are not composed of wealthy Jihadis like this individual; they are largely locally based militias and not ideological international warriors of Islam.
