U.S. Launches Syria Airstrike Targeting ISIS' Notorious 'Jihadi John'

[Eugene]

Source: NBC News

NOV 12 2015, 10:20 PM ET

U.S. Launches Syria Airstrike Targeting ISIS' Notorious 'Jihadi John'

by COURTNEY KUBE and M. ALEX JOHNSON

U.S. forces launched an airstrike Thursday night in Raqqa, Syria, targeting Mohamed Emwazi, the ISIS terrorist known as "Jihadi John" seen in propaganda videos executing American hostages, the Defense Department said.

The masked Emwazi, a Kuwait-born British citizen, has participated in numerous videos showing the killings of Westerners, including American journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley, American aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning and Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, officials said.

Military officials said they were still assessing the operation and provided no further details.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/u-s-launches-syria-airstrike-targeting-isis-notorious-jihadi-john-n462631

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. I hope they hit their target.

[Duckhunter935]

2. me too

[GusBob]

3. Me 3

A quick death doesn't seem fair for this asshole .

[GusBob]

4. From the 'never read the comments section on news feeds' dept.

People are already saying this is fake.....

[Contrary1]

5. They think they got him:

'Jihadi John' Believed Killed in US Drone Strike, US Officials Say

The ISIS terrorist dubbed "Jihadi John", who oversaw the brutal executions of American and Western hostages, was hit by a U.S. air strike Thursday night and is believed to have been killed, U.S. officials told ABC News.

One official said the jihadist, Mohammed Emwazi, was thought to be hit as he left a building in Raqqa, Syria, and entered a vehicle. The official called it a "flawless" and “clean hit” with no collateral damage and that Emwazi basically "evaporated."

"U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, on Nov. 12, 2015 targeting Mohamed Emwazi, also known as 'Jihadi John,'" Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.

"Emwazi, a British citizen, participated in the videos showing the murders of U.S. journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley, U.S. aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, and a number of other hostages," Cook said. "We are assessing the results of tonight's operation and will provide additional information as and where appropriate."

More: https://gma.yahoo.com/jihadi-john-believed-killed-us-drone-strike-us-035317680--abc-news-topstories.html

[Marrah_G]

7. He is/was a monster

[JI7]

6. are republicans going to thank Bush for it ?

i bet they are upset at this

[Oneironaut]

8. Boom! Rest in pieces.