Jihadi John, or to use his real name, Mohammed Emwazi, has been one of the most well-known ISIS terrorists
Jihadi John, one of the most dreaded ISIS terrorists, may have been killed in a coalition airstrike on Friday, according to various news reports. "We are reasonably certain that we killed the target that we intended to kill, which is 'Jihadi John,'" said Colonel Steven Warren, spokesman for the US military operation against ISIS. British PM David Cameron’s office was quoted saying: "Britain has been working hand in glove with America over the 'Jihadi John' drone strike, to defeat (ISIS), and to hunt down those murdering hostages. The Prime Minister has said before, that tracking down these brutal murderers was a top priority."
Believed to be 26 years old, Jihadi John, or to use his real name, Mohammed Emwazi, has been one of the most well-known ISIS terrorists. He was dubbed as 'Jihadi John' by the British press because he was one of four British terrorists whom a group of hostages had named "the Beatles."
A Manchester United fan as a kid, Emwazi came to global attention when he beheaded American journalist James Foley who was captured by the ISIS. He also appeared in videos of the beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff, British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning and American aid worker Peter Kassig.
His distinctive British accent epitomised the in-roads that the ISIS has made even in the hearts of citizens who live in developed nations.
Emwazi's childhood, however, didn’t suggest that he’d grow up to be a terrorist. As a kid, Emwazi reportedly wanted to be a footballer, and was described as a hard-working young man. A childhood friend described him as a confident and nice guy. Mohammed went on to study information technology at the University of Westminster.
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The turning point however, seems to have come after a trip to Tanzania in 2009, where he was reportedly accused by British authorities of wanting to join Al-Shebab fighters in Somalia. He was then sent back to Britain from Amsterdam and apparently rejected an offer to become a spy for the British intelligence agents. Later, he moved to Kuwait and worked at an IT company. He was also reportedly engaged to a Kuwaiti woman.
In 2010, he was reportedly barred from returning to Kuwait, after visiting London. A couple of years later, he is believed to have travelled to Syria in 2013 to join the Islamic State. Emwazi quickly became a leading figure in the terror group and was described as someone with not a lot to lose. In one of his more recent videos, he was seen demanding $200 million to spare the lives of two Japanese hostages Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto.
His last video saw him filmed without a mask, where he threatened to return to Britain and keep on cutting heads. He has also apologised to his family for the problems caused to them because of his identity being revealed, although he has never expressed any regret for killing people or inflicting terror.
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