U.S. airstrike targets 'Jihadi John' in Syria [View all]

[Crabby Appleton]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)U.S. forces targeted "Jihadi John," the man who has emerged as the masked face of ISIS, in an airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, the Pentagon announced Thursday night.

"Jihadi John," whom Western officials have identified as Mohammed Emwazi, has appeared in a series of brutal execution videos, taunting Western leaders in a British accent.

It was not immediately clear whether the strike was successful. But a senior U.S. official said authorities are confident that the strike killed Emwazi, adding that the U.S. announced the strike because of Emwazi's notoriety.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/politics/u-s-airstrike-targets-jihadi-john-in-syria/