Posted on 11/13/2015 11:57:39 AM PST by lbryce
U.S. military officials said Friday they were “reasonably certain†an airstrike in Syria targeting "Jihadi John" killed the masked British national seen in videos depicting the beheading of hostages held by ISIS.
Earlier, a U.S. military official, discussing the airstrike in Raqqa targeting the notorious jihadist, told Fox News, "we are 99 percent sure we got him."
Col. Steve Warren said the U.S. military is “reasonably certain†that Mohammad Emwarzi, better known as “Jihadi John,†was killed in the U.S. drone strike Thursday night.
In a Pentagon briefing Friday from Baghdad, Warren, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, sought to downplay the airstrike calling it more a “blow to the prestige" of ISIS than a military victory. Warren called the strike “routine†and said similar strikes against mid-to high value ISIS leaders has occurred every two days since May.
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So... we can look forward to photographic proof... uh... when the photos of Osama are released?
[”we are 99 percent sure we got him.”]
And that’s because................?
Omuslim was worried that Putin would upstage him & get Jihadi John first so he went ahead and had him droned.
Isn’t this like the 3rd time they killed him?
Of this there can be no doubt. Ten bucks says Obama has known this guy’s whereabouts for months but failed to act, but because of the Ruskies....
I'll believe it when Putin announces it.
Putin 'forced Obama's hand' on ISIS: Russia hailed for making Jihadi John death 'possible'
I’m not finding any previous news reports claiming that he had been killed.
When you Fail Obama you Die
I don’t believe it for a second.
If the US killed this guy, it must have been accident.
He got the one-way ticket to hell that he deserved. And I hope his last moments were agonizingly painful. Good riddance
I found a wide article from last year...in November no less. I do not know how to copy and paste with my tablet yet.
They did not claim death...so I guess I stand corrected.
But he has been targeted previously.
It’s a meaningless feel good hit.
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Wow. There you go.
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