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| 'Jihadi John' death: Mohammed Emwazi killed - Islamic State group | 'Jihadi John' death: Mohammed Emwazi killed - Islamic State group |
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| The Islamic State group's propaganda magazine has confirmed the British militant known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November. | The Islamic State group's propaganda magazine has confirmed the British militant known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November. |
| The group published an obituary for the jihadist, whose real name was Mohammed Emwazi, in its online magazine Dabiq. | |
| In November the US military said it was "reasonably certain" it had killed him in the IS-stronghold of Raqqa. | In November the US military said it was "reasonably certain" it had killed him in the IS-stronghold of Raqqa. |
| Emwazi appeared in beheading videos of victims including UK aid worker David Haines and taxi driver Alan Henning. | Emwazi appeared in beheading videos of victims including UK aid worker David Haines and taxi driver Alan Henning. |
| Who was Mohammed Emwazi? | |
| In the eulogy, Kuwaiti-born Emwazi is referred to as Abu Muharib al-Muhajir, his nickname in the group and the details of his death confirm the US version of events. | |
| The jihadist group said Emwazi was killed on 12 November "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". | |
| A smiling picture of the militant, who appears unmasked looking towards the ground, accompanies the text, which is written in tribute form to a man they describe as an "honourable brother". | |
| Emwazi first emerged in August 2014 when he appeared masked in a video in which US journalist James Foley was apparently murdered. | |
| Dubbed "Jihadi John" by the media, he was identified as Emwazi, a computer programming graduate who grew up in London, in February 2015. | |
| He also appeared in videos of the beheadings of US journalist Steven Sotloff, Mr Haines, Mr Henning, as well as American aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, also known as Peter, and Japanese journalist Kenji Goto. | |
| He became a top target for US and British intelligence agencies, even though he is thought to have played no military role within IS. |