Daesh confirms 'Jihadi John' killing

The masked British militant dubbed 'Jihadi John' was killed in a US-led drone strike last November in the Syrian town of Raqqa, the Daesh terror group has confirmed.
The militant group published an obituary in its online propaganda magazine 'Dabiq' for the terrorist, whose real name was Mohammed Emwazi but went by the name Abu Muharib Al Muhajir.
Emwazi, 27, was known as the executioner of the Daesh appearing masked in a string of videos showing the beheadings of Western hostages.
The US military had said it was "reasonably certain" it had killed Emwazi in the Daesh-stronghold of Raqqa.
At the time of his reported death in November, Prime Minister David Cameron said targeting Emwazi had been "the right thing to do".
Three drones - one British and two American - were involved in the strike.
One of the American drones hit the car, and it is believed there was one other person in the vehicle.
Kuwait-born Emwazi had appeared in beheading videos of victims including UK aid worker David Haines and taxi driver Alan Henning.
The article lists Emwazi's participation in various Daesh military conquests and praises his work.
The publication also claims that Emwazi was known for his "mercy, kindness, and generosity towards the believers, his protective jealousy for Islam and its people, and his affection towards the orphans".
Emwazi, dressed in black with a balaclava covering all but his eyes, came to the world's attention when he appeared in a Daesh video brutally murdering US journalist James Foley.
He later appeared in videos of the beheadings of US journalist Steven Sotloff, British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning, and in November 2014, that of American aid worker Peter Kassig.
The 'Dabiq' article describes how Emwazi was able to sneak out of Britain, "Right under the nose of the much-overrated MI5 British intelligence agency, Abu Muharib together with his companion in hijrah carefully and secretly made their departure, utilising every means available to them".
More than 750 people from the UK are thought to have travelled to support or fight for terrorist organisations in Syria and Iraq, and approximately half of those have returned.

• MENA