'Jihadi John' Believed Killed in US Drone Strike, US Officials Say
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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 “eviscerated” as he left a building in Raqqa, Syria, and entered a vehicle. The official called it a “clean hit” with no collateral damage.
"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."
Diane Foley, the mother of Emwazi's first victim James Foley, told ABC News Emwazi's potential death would be "really a small solace to us."
"This huge effort to go after the this deranged man filled with hate when they can't make half that effort to save the hostages while these young Americans were still alive," said Foley, who was been critical of the U.S. government's hostage policy.
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As sad as it is for the mother, the U.S. and other countries should not pay ransoms for hostages, which would only encourage more hostage taking.
Jihadi John is in hell now, if this story is accurate.
This is something I like about religion. Someone like this, goes to Hell.
I'm sure that the terrorist sympathizers here are saddened by this news.
I don't blame Diane Foley for being angry and heartbroken over the horrible death of her son. As well as all the relatives of the victims of this man. I'm sure the death of Jihadi John is of small comfort.
Yet, I hope they got him. He deserved it. I'm sure Hell waited with great anticipation for him... May his however-many virgins he was promised be snakes.
Good news...rot in hell mofo.