Infamous Masked Executioner ‘Jihadi John’ Targeted in U.S. Drone Strike
The infamous masked ISIS executioner known as “Jihadi John” was targeted by a U.S. drone strike in Syrian on Thursday, but his fate was unknown this morning
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‘Jihadi John’ Identified As London Resident with Computer Programming Degree
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com His face covered in a black balaclava, “Jihadi John” is the menacing figure seen in Islamic State videos beheading several foreign hostages. The New York Times reports this morning that the man has been identified as British resident Mohammed Emwazi, a graduate of the University of Westminster with a degree in…
FBI: We Know Identity of Masked Executioner Who Beheaded 2 American Journalists, British Aid Worker
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The masked executioner shown on video beheading two American journalists and a British aid worker has been identified by the FBI, the New York Daily News reports. “I believe we have identified him,” Director James Comey said Thursday. The FBI didn’t disclose the name of the militant, who has a British…
AG Eric Holder Pledges to Bring Justice in Case of Beheaded Journalist
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The extremist from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be held accountable for beheading American journalist James Foley, Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday, CBS DC reports. “Those who would perpetrate such acts need to understand something,” Holder said. “We have long memories and our reach is very wide and…
FBI Offers $20,000 Reward for Missing Wife of Beheaded Man in Georgia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hoping to help solve a gruesome murder and abduction case in Georgia, the FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for leading to the discovery of the wife of an 88-year-old Georgia man who was found decapitated, CNN reports. The FBI said it will pay “up to $20,000 for information leading to the…
Convicted Terrorist Hysen Sherifi Faces New Charges He Plotted to Kill Witnesses Who Testified Against Him
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A North Carolina man sentenced last month to 45 years in prison for his role in a homegrown terrorist plot, faces new charges that he tried to hire a hit man to behead three witnesses that testified against him, the Charlotte Observer reported. Raleigh, N.C. resident Hysen Sherifi was charged Tuesday…