36 american air strikes, moved to retake the town of sinjar, and they cut a highway that is used by isis to carry supplies from raqqa, its stronghold in syria, to mosul, the largest city that isis holds in iraq with more than a million residents. Charlie dagata is with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces. Reporter the battle to reclaim sinjnj began in the air. U. S. Air strikes pounded suspected isis targets throughout the day. Thick smoke hung over the city as isis fighters lit banks of tires to try to block the bombers visibility. Dug in on the mountainside, Kurdish Peshmerga forces searched for targets, passing the coordinates to u. S. Advisers. This is one of the forward fighting position where theyre helping to pick targets for air strikes. Soldiers here told us with aircraft overhead all the time, sometimes its just five minutes from the moment they call it in, to the time its delivered. Kurdish fighters are so close to isis militants, they can hear their conversations on simple twoway
Confirmation that one of the worlds most wanted terrorists has been killed. Killed. Last night the pentagon announced an airstrike targeting the man known as jihadi john. His real name is mohammedemwazi, youll remember hes the one who appeared in a series of isis execution videos, taunting western leaders in a british accent. U. S. Officials say the strike followed what they called persistent surveillance. Speaking this morning secretary of state john kerry called the stike a warning for isis. We are still assessing the result of the strikes, but the terrorists associated with daesh need to know this your days are numbered and you will be defeated. Defeated. Daesh is another name for isis. While the u. S. Is confident theyve killed emwazi, british leaders arent yet as sure. We cannot yet be certain if the strike was successful but let me be clear ive always said that we would do whatever was necessary, whatever it took to track down emwazi and to stop him taking the lives of others. Ot
And in plain sight, right before the eyes of a gas station clerk, a kidnapping in progress. How he knew she was in trouble and what the hero did to save her. The incredible rescue caught on 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 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 personally 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 thu
On this friday morning we begin with that breaking news, the targeting of one of the most despised figures on the planet. Were talking about isis terrorist jihadi john believed to have been killed in a u. S. Drone strike. His real name, Mohamed Emwazi. Hes a masked executioner seen on video beheading 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 in this video wearing a black mask holding a knife and threatening the life of american journalist james foley. His voice was disguised, but he 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 anoth
There and the peninsula moving without a problem, as well. Pretty quiet on this friday light. Breaking news that unraveled in the east bay overnight. Youre looking at the scene where an Alameda County sheriffs deputy opened fire. Deputies say that the car chase ended and shots were fired in the middle of this neighborhood off ricardo in san lorenzo. Right near interstate 880. Bob redell is live there now. Do we know why deputies opened fire, bob . Well, sam and laura, Alameda County Sheriff Office told us that the deputy feltd threatened. The suspect was going to run over him and his colleagues. And to the right of your screen, what you cant see, unfortunately, is ready to remove that stolen car. This happened around midnight last night and the deputies chasing the suspect and its not clear what prompted the pursuit, whether it was a Traffic Violation or something else, but when deputies ran the plates, they realized that the car was stolen. The chase, they tell us, lasted around five