Strike the necks of your people. Reporter earlier this year his true identity was revealed to be Mohamed Emwazi seen here wearing an american baseball cap, the son of kuwaiti parents who emigrated to the united kingdom. Even as a schoolboy in london, emwazi was spotted by teachers as having a violent streak. One teacher told the bbc that at the age of 1 1 he was put in anger management t trapy. Wed find that hed get very angry and worked u and it would take him a long time to calm himself down. Reporter flaunting his role as executioner once he joined isis with his piercing eyes and gravelly voice, emwazi became one of the worlds most wanted men. Brian ross, abc news, new york. And the vehicle that emwazi was in burst into flames and one official said essentially evaporated. And brian mentioned o of the hostages believed to have been killed by jihadi john, american james foley. Foleys family has been highly critical of the administrations efforts to rescue hostages. From our brian ross
Headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning, the pentagon is trying to determine if a u. S. Air strike killed the infamous executioner known as jihadi john. Thursdays air strike was carried out bay drone that targeted a vehicle in the syrian city of raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold. Johnathan vigliotti is in london with the details on this this morning. Reporter jihadi john was the International Symbol of the brutality that is isis. He first appeared on an islamic mask, dressed in black, and holding a large knife. He spoke with a british accent. Before executing american journalist james foley. The beheading video provoked outrage. It was the first of several brutal executions. British citizen, mohammed emwazi, last february. A former hostage described him he was born in kuwait and moved to england as a boy and its believed he left syria in 2013. Emwazi is known to help in executions of these journalists and a number of other western hostages.
Camera. And good morning, america. We have big news overnight in the fight against isis. The chief executioner, jihadi john, targeted by a drone in syria. You are see it right there. That is an isis stronghold. He is believed to be dead. The u. S. Had been hunting him for months, but one of the most wanted men on earth who terrorized the world with those brutal terror tapes executing those three americans and publicly calling for war against the united states. He also taunted president obama persosolly in those tapes. Our full team is on the story this morning starting off with abcs brian ross. Good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, george. He became the face of evil and the u. S. Had been tracking jihadi john, a british citizen for months. U. S. Officials say the drone strike was launched late nurse thursday as he left a building and entered a vehicle. Milita and intelligence officials watched live a video feedback in washington and one official told abc news it was a 100 flawles
Arrest amid stunning accusatitis. That officerer is accused of sending inappropriate messages and images of himself to someone he thought was an under age girl, 14yearold years old. Authorities say instead it was an untsdzdercover officer. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leadinus off. Reporter the Uniformed Secret Service officer assigned to the white house is charged with sending a naked picture of himself to what he thought was a 14yearold girl. But officer Lee Robert Moore was actually communicating online with an undercover Delaware State Police detective. In state charges revealed today, moore is accused of sending explicit messages and of trying to arrange a meeting for a sexual encounter with a minor. He was also asking for compromising pictures of a child. Some of the sordid communication, which occurred over a period of weeks, actually took place while moore was on duty, working at the white house. The allegations sent shock waves through an agency already tryi
His real name, Mohamed Emwazi. Hes a masked executioner seen on video beheaeang hostages. The cia has been tracking emwazi for more than a year. He was killed in a drone strike in the syrian city of raqqah, an isis stronghold and though the pentagon has not confirmed his death, sources tell abc news it was a 100 direct hit. Abcs brian ross has been tracking the story overnight. Reporter the world first came to know jihadi john a little over a year ago when he appeared i ithis video wearing a black mask holding a knife and threatening the life of american journalist james foley. His voice was disguised, bute could not hide his british accent. You have plotted against us and gone far out of your way to find reasons to interfere in our affairs. Reporter one after another he presided over the murders of foley, american steven sotloff, peter kassig, plus two britons and two japanese hostages. Our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people. Reporter earlier this year his true ide