New reports have identified a militant behind ISIL beheadings as a 26-year- old man from west London.
The US daily, Washington Post said
acc
ording to friends and others familiar with the case, the man is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a well-to-do family who grew up in West London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming.
He is believed to have traveled to Syria around 2012 and to have later joined the ISIL, the group whose barbarity he has come to symbolize.
Knows as “Jihadi John,” he has beheaded several hostages held by the ISIL militants.
Earlier, authorities have used a variety of investigative techniques, including voice analysis and interviews with former hostages, to try to identify him.
A former hostage who was debriefed by officials upon release said that he was part of a team guarding Western captives
at a prison in Idlib, Syria, in 2013.
Emwazi was joined by two other men
with British accents, including one who was dubbed “George.” A former hostage said Emwazi participated in the waterboarding of four Western hostages.
The US daily, Washington Post said
acc
ording to friends and others familiar with the case, the man is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a well-to-do family who grew up in West London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming.
He is believed to have traveled to Syria around 2012 and to have later joined the ISIL, the group whose barbarity he has come to symbolize.
Knows as “Jihadi John,” he has beheaded several hostages held by the ISIL militants.
Earlier, authorities have used a variety of investigative techniques, including voice analysis and interviews with former hostages, to try to identify him.
A former hostage who was debriefed by officials upon release said that he was part of a team guarding Western captives
at a prison in Idlib, Syria, in 2013.
Emwazi was joined by two other men
with British accents, including one who was dubbed “George.” A former hostage said Emwazi participated in the waterboarding of four Western hostages.
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