British ISIS militant known as 'Jihadi John' named as Mohammed Emwazi

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LONDON — The Islamic State (ISIS) militant known as "Jihadi John", who has appeared in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages, has been named.

He's a British man from West London called Mohammed Emwazi, according to BBC reports.

See also: ISIS kidnaps dozens in separate attacks in Syria and Iraq

He was known to British security services but they chose not to disclose his name earlier for operation reasons.

Emwazi graduated from college with a degree in computer programming, according to friends that spoke to the Washington Post. He was a quiet man in his mid-20s who was raised in a middle-class part of London, the paper reports. Read more...

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