U.S. airstrike targets “Jihadi John”

A U.S. drone strike has targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be carrying “Jihadi John” – the masked Islamic State militant who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages
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Aug 17, 1988 Mohammed Emwazi bornin Kuwait, moves to UK in 1994

2009: Completes computing degree at University of Westminster

Aug 2009 Travels to Tanzania with friends,allegedly on safari,but is refused entry.Reportedly questioned by security services as he returns home via Netherlands

Sep 2009 Travels to Kuwait to stay with father’s family

July 2010: Returns to UK for short stay but prevented from returning to Kuwaitas visa denied

2012: Passes course to qualify in teaching English as foreign language

2013: Changes name by deed poll. Tries to travel to Kuwait but is stopped.Disappears. Parents report him missing. Police later tell family that he has gone to Syria

“JIHADI JOHN” VIDEO SIGHTINGS

Aug 2014 Apparent beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley (1)

Sep 2, 2014 Apparent beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff (2)

Sep 13, 2014 Apparent beheading of British aid worker David Haines (3)

Oct 2014 Apparent beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning (4)

Nov 2014 Jihadi John shown killing Syrian soldier in mass beheading.Video also shows body of U.S. aid worker Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig (5)

20 and 31 Jan 2015 Seen standing alongside two Japanese hostagesand demanding ransom for their release. Second video appears to show Jihadi John beheading hostage Kenji Goto (6) 

Mohammed Emwazi aka “Jihadi John”
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