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ISIS Media Outlet Confirms Death of ‘Jihadi John’

Islamic State militant “Jihadi John” / AP
January 19, 2016

An ISIS media outlet confirmed Tuesday that "Jihadi John," the terrorist who was hit by a U.S. drone strike in November, is dead.

Reuters first reported the news on social media.

The confirmation comes months after a U.S. drone strike hit the infamous ISIS terrorist in Raqqa, Syria, leading officials to believe that he was killed.

The terrorist was targeted with a drone strike in November when leaving a building to enter a car. An official described the strike then as "flawless."

"Jihadi John," a British citizen who was identified early last year as Mohammed Emwazi, appeared in ISIS’ video-recorded beheadings of American and Western hostages. He oversaw the killings of U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

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