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Intelligence experts hunting the unknown British jihadi and a young child shown in a new Islamic murder video will use the same identification techniques successfully used to track down Mohammed Emwazi, who was killed in a targeted US drone strike in November. Intelligence experts hunting the unknown British jihadi and a young child shown in a new Islamic State murder video will use the same identification techniques used to track down Mohammed Emwazi, who was killed in a targeted US drone strike in November.
Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John, took months to be publicly identified by the security services after he appeared behind a mask in a series of series of videos showing the execution of western hostages in 2014 and 2015. It took months to publicly identify Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John, after he appeared behind a mask in a series of videos showing the execution of western hostages in 2014 and 2015.
In a seemingly deliberate attempt to replicate the Emwazi videos, the new film, which purports to be a trailer for a longer Isis propaganda video, focuses on a man with a British accent before showing the apparent murder of five hostages accused of being UK spies.In a seemingly deliberate attempt to replicate the Emwazi videos, the new film, which purports to be a trailer for a longer Isis propaganda video, focuses on a man with a British accent before showing the apparent murder of five hostages accused of being UK spies.
The video has sparked a manhunt that will focus on the accent of the unknown militant and what can be seen of his face, compared with what is known about hundreds of suspected British extremists who have travelled to Syria and Iraq. The video has sparked a manhunt that will focus on the accent of the unknown militant and what can be seen of his face, which will be compared with what is known about hundreds of suspected British extremists who have travelled to Syria and Iraq.
The unmasked young boy in the video, who also sounded English, will be easier to identify, according to Shiraz Maher, an expert on British jihadis and senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at Kings College London.The unmasked young boy in the video, who also sounded English, will be easier to identify, according to Shiraz Maher, an expert on British jihadis and senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at Kings College London.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Maher said: “The child for sure will be identified relatively quickly because it inconceivable to me, given his age, that he would have been born out there. He would have been taken over, so someone will recognise that child and tell us who he is. And of course the child isn’t wearing a balaclava or a mask.”Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Maher said: “The child for sure will be identified relatively quickly because it inconceivable to me, given his age, that he would have been born out there. He would have been taken over, so someone will recognise that child and tell us who he is. And of course the child isn’t wearing a balaclava or a mask.”
Maher said the use of the child in the video was unusual but not unprecedented. Maher said the use of the child in the video was unusual but not unprecedented. “The most surprising thing is the young child at the end. He does speak in English but that doesn’t necessarily mean he is from the UK. It is very hard if you watch the video to make out what he says. You have to a watch it a couple of times to be clear. We have seen French children in executions so it wouldn’t be entirely novel, but certainly in the coming weeks, when that [full] video gets released we will learn more about that.”
He said: “The most surprising thing is the young child at the end. He does speak in English but that doesn’t necessarily mean he is from the UK. It is very hard if you watch the video to make out what he says. You have to a watch it a couple of times to be clear. We have seen French children in executions so it wouldn’t be entirely novel, but certainly in the coming weeks, when that [full] video gets released we will learn more about that.” It will take longer to identify the man in the balaclava, Maher said. “The main figure in the video does wear a mask so it may take time to identify him. We saw that with Mohamed Emwazi ... It took quite some time before he was unveiled, as it were.”
The man in the balaclava will take longer to identify, Maher said. “The main figure in the video does wear a mask so it may take time to identify him. We saw that with Mohamed Emwazi ... It took quite some time before he was unveiled as it were.” Voice recognition software analysis of the often voice-distorted earlier video messages were used to single out Enwazi, together with traditional intelligence gathering about known British jihadis.
Voice recognition software of the often voice-distorted earlier video messages were used to single out Enwazi together with traditional intelligence gathering about known British jihadis. New vein recognition technology was reportedly used to help identify Enwazi after his hands were shown holding a knife in the hostage murder videos. This will be more difficult in the new video as the unknown militant is shown pointing a pistol wearing fingerless gloves.
New vein recognition technology was even reportedly used to help identify Enwazi after his hands were shown holding a knife in the hostage murder videos. This will be more difficult in the new video as the unknown militant is shown pointing a pistol wearing fingerless gloves.
By September 2014, MI5 and the FBI had identified Emwazi as the knife-wielding killer. But it wasn’t until February 2015 that security sources publicly confirmed his identity.By September 2014, MI5 and the FBI had identified Emwazi as the knife-wielding killer. But it wasn’t until February 2015 that security sources publicly confirmed his identity.
The voice of the the unknown Jihadi in the new 11-minute video has been described as having a London accent, but northern or midlands pronunciation of the word ”Britain” can be heard when it says: “All people of Britain know that your citizenship is under our feet and that the Islamic state, our country is here to stay and we will continue to wage jihad.” The voice of the the unknown jihadi in the new 11-minute video has been described as having a London accent, but northern or Midlands pronunciation of the word “Britain” can be heard when it says: “All people of Britain know that your citizenship is under our feet and that the Islamic State, our country, is here to stay and we will continue to wage jihad.”