Islamic State Confirms 'Jihadi John' Is Dead

Source: SKY NEWS

The British IS militant known as "Jihadi John" died in a drone strike in Syria, Islamic State media has confirmed.

The terror group has published what appears to be an obituary for the fighter - real name Mohammed Emwazi - in its Dabiq magazine, saying he was killed on 12 November in their Syrian stronghold of Raqqa.
The statement backs up US officials who have said they are "99% sure" he was killed in a US strike on a car.

Emwazi, 27, appeared in a string of IS videos showing the execution of foreign hostages.
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Islamic State said he died "as the car he was in was targeted in a strike by an unmanned drone in the city of Raqqa, destroying the car and killing him instantly".
It described him as an "honourable brother" known for his "mercy and generosity" who once gave away a mistress as a gift "to an unmarried injured brother".
The article referred to Emwazi, a British citizen of Arab origin, as "Abu Muharib al Muhajir", his nickname within the terror group.
He was first seen, his face covered, in a video in August 2014 which showed the beheading of US journalist James Foley.
The militant went on to appear in numerous other videos, including those which showed the execution of British aid workers Alan Henning and David Haines, American journalist Steven Sotloff and US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig.
He was last seen in a video showing the execution of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto in January last year.

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Emwazi was born in Kuwait and moved to the UK with his family when was six.
He attended state schools, then studied computer science at the University of Westminster before leaving for Syria in 2013.
He and three other IS militants with British accents were nicknamed "the Beatles" by some of their captives.
The confirmation of his death came as the sister of another Briton believed to have appeared in a more recent Islamic State propaganda video told MPs she believed her brother must have been "brainwashed."
The video, released earlier this month, shows five hostages being shot dead by a group of masked militants.