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

Aug 17, 1988

“JIHADI JOHN”

VIDEO SIGHTINGS

Mohammed Emwazi

born in Kuwait,

moves to UK in 1994

Aug 2014

Apparent beheading

of U.S. journalist

James Foley (1)

2009:

Completes

computing degree

at University of

Westminster

Sep 2, 2014

Apparent beheading

of U.S. journalist

Steven Sotloff (2)

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 13, 2014

Apparent beheading

of British aid worker

David Haines (3)

Oct 2014

Apparent beheading

of British aid worker

Alan Henning (4)

Sep 2009

Nov 2014

Jihadi John shown

killing Syrian soldier

in mass beheading.

Video also shows

body of U.S. aid

worker

Travels to Kuwait to

stay with father’s

family

Jul 2010:

Returns

to UK for short stay

but prevented from

returning to Kuwait

as visa denied

Abdul-

Rahman (Peter) Kassig (5)

20 and 31 Jan 2015

Seen standing alongside two

Japanese hostages and

demanding ransom for their

release. Second video appears

to show Jihadi John beheading

hostage

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

Kenji Goto (6)

Mohammed Emwazi

aka “Jihadi John”

Pictures: Newscom,

Facebook, Twitter

Source: BBC

U.S. airstrike targets “Jihadi John”

Aug 17, 1988

Sep 2009:

Goes to Kuwait

Mohammed Emwazi

born in

to stay with father’s family

Kuwait, moves to UK in 1994

Jul 2010:

Returns to UK

2009:

Completes

for short stay but prevented

from returning to Kuwait

as visa denied

computing degree at

University of Westminster

2012:

Passes course to

Aug 2009:

Travels to

qualify in teaching English as

Tanzania with friends,

allegedly on safari,

but is refused entry.

Reportedly

questioned by

security services

as he returns home

via Netherlands

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

Mohammed

Emwazi

aka “Jihadi John”

Pictures:

Newscom,

Facebook,

Twitter

“JIHADI JOHN” VIDEO SIGHTINGS

Nov 2014:

Jihadi John shown

Aug 2014:

Apparent

killing Syrian soldier in mass

beheading. Video also shows

body of U.S. aid worker

Abdul-Rahman (Peter)

Kassig (5)

beheading of U.S. journalist

James Foley (1)

Sep 2, 2014:

Apparent

beheading of U.S. journalist

Steven Sotloff (2)

20 and 31 Jan 2015

Seen standing alongside two

Japanese hostages and

demanding ransom for their

release. Second video

appears to show Jihadi John

beheading

Sep 13, 2014:

Apparent

beheading of British aid

worker

David Haines (3)

Oct 2014:

Apparent

beheading of British aid

worker

Alan Henning (4)

Kenji Goto (6)

Source: BBC

U.S. airstrike targets “Jihadi John”

Mohammed

Emwazi

aka

“Jihadi

John”

Pictures:

Newscom,

Facebook,

Twitter

Aug 17, 1988:

Mohammed Emwazi

born in 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

Jul 2010:

Returns to UK for short

stay but prevented from returning to

Kuwait as 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 hostages and

demanding ransom for their release.

Second video appears to show Jihadi

John beheading

Kenji Goto (6)

Source: BBC