미국과 영국은 어떻게 일본 인질 살해 영국인 IS '지하디존'을 죽였나? How U.S. and British spies targeted Jihadi John with a laser-guided missile fired..(VIDEO)

Blitzed by remote control... from a desk thousands of miles away: How U.S. and British spies targeted Jihadi John with a laser-guided missile fired from a drone after months of painstaking surveillance

“영국인 IS대원, 미 드론 공습으로 사망”

Mohammed Emwazi was blitzed by a missile fired from a drone which is thought to have been controlled by U.S. air force pilots sitting in a control centre thousands of miles away. A senior U.S. official said the ISIS executioner was pinpointed in the centre of the terror group's capital Raqqa after 'persistent surveillance'

극단주의 무장단체 이슬람국가(IS)의 외국인 인질 참수 영상에 검은 복면 차림으로 잇따라 등장한 영국인 대원 ‘지하디 존’ 무함마드 엠와지(사진)가 12일 미군의 무인기(드론) 공습으로 사망했다고 CNN이 12일 보도했다. 미 국방부는 “ 12일 시리아 라카에서 엠와지를 타깃으로 공습을 진행했다”고 말했다. (출처 중앙일보)

By SIMON TOMLINSON FOR MAILONLINE

Jihadi John was blitzed at the heart of the Islamic State's stronghold thanks to a drone controlled by pilots sitting at a desk thousands of miles away.

The world's most wanted man was said to have 'evaporated' after being struck by a laser-guided missile in the Syrian city of Raqqa yesterday.

Pentagon officials are '99 per cent' sure they have got their man after conducting months of surveillance with locals and British spies.

But the operation is far from over as investigators will now be scrambling to verify reports of his death beyond any doubt. 

To the chagrin of some of his victim's relatives, his death was very likely painless – in stark contrast to the beheadings he meted out on his captives. 

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This annotated image posted online by anti-ISIS activists Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently claims to show where Emwazi is believed to have been killed (circled), just yards from the group's headquarters in Raqqa

 

Jihadi John was blitzed at the heart of the Islamic State's stronghold thanks to a drone controlled by pilots sitting at a desk thousands of miles away.

The world's most wanted man was said to have 'evaporated' after being struck by a laser-guided missile in the Syrian city of Raqqa yesterday.

Pentagon officials are '99 per cent' sure they have got their man after conducting months of surveillance with locals and British spies.

But the operation is far from over as investigators will now be scrambling to verify reports of his death beyond any doubt. 

To the chagrin of some of his victim's relatives, his death was very likely painless – in stark contrast to the beheadings he meted out on his captives. 

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Mohammed Emwazi was blitzed by a missile fired from a drone which is thought to have been controlled by U.S. air force pilots sitting in a control centre thousands of miles away. A senior U.S. official said the ISIS executioner was pinpointed in the centre of the terror group's capital Raqqa after 'persistent surveillance'

 

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This annotated image posted online by anti-ISIS activists Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently claims to show where Emwazi is believed to have been killed (circled), just yards from the group's headquarters in Raqqa

He said: 'The agencies that have been watching have been watching for some time and trying to corroborate from above with people on the ground.

'But they would wait until people are in a clear space to minimise civilian casualties before ordering the strike.

'The US has showed that it can target people like this, they have done this in Pakistan and Somalia for a long time, and relies on these kind of surgical strikes.

'I think there will be some questions asked about the intelligence and whether there was any British involvement, but I doubt we will ever know.'  

The attack mirrored that carried out by the RAF earlier this year when it killed two British jihadis in Raqqa using a drone controlled by pilots 3,000 miles away in Lincolnshire.

The experienced airmen were operating the controversial £10million Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from a hi-tech control hub at RAF Waddington.

As the unsuspecting jihadists travelled in a vehicle in the capital of the so-called Islamic State, they were wiped out by a laser-guided Hellfire missile.

The use of pilotless planes mirrors the plot of popular US drama Homeland, shown on Channel 4, in which one of the leading characters orders a CIA drone strike against extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

In similar fashion, Emwazi, who appeared in sickening beheading videos of Western hostages including two British aid workers, was 'evaporated' by a missile as he climbed into a car.

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Symbolic: Anti-ISIS activist group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently said Emwazi was thought to have been hit near a clock tower (above) in the city centre where ISIS has carried a number of public executions

 

He is believed to have been hit near a symbolic clock tower where the group carries out barbaric killings, including crucifixions, after capturing the city two years ago, activists said.

A senior US defence official had earlier told Fox News: 'We are 99 per cent sure we got him. We were on him for some time.' 

The Kuwaiti-born militant, who moved to the UK when he was six years old, was blown up in a 'flawless' and 'clean hit', another defence source told ABC News. 

However, ISIS are claiming he survived the attack, with eyewitnesses telling Sky News he was taken badly injured to hospital which has been placed in lockdown by the Sunni fanatics.

The challenge now will be for officials to prove beyond doubt that he is in fact dead.

This would ideally be done by collecting a DNA sample from the scene and matching it with a family member. 

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A video released by the terror group shows a man being crucified near the clock tower in the centre of Raqqa

 

However, given that ISIS controls Raqqa with such an iron fist, getting to site would prove almost impossible.

Confirmation may instead have to come by monitoring communications such as mobile phones and the internet for chatter that verifies his death. 

Emwazi has been the subject of an international manhunt for more than a year after he first appeared in a chilling execution video in August last year.

He was top of the UK Government's 'kill list' of up to a dozen radicals who ministers want dead and David Cameron today said Britain had been working 'hand in glove' with the U.S. to track him down.

The British Prime Minister welcomed reports of the killing which he called an 'act of self defence'.

He stopped short of confirming that Emwazi - who he branded a 'barbaric murderer' - was dead but said the targeted attack was 'the right thing to do'.

There is a high possibility British spies were operating on the ground in Raqqa to help identify Emwazi before the strike and may now be trying to collect DNA evidence to prove his death. 

WAS THE DECISION TO BLOW UP JIHADI JOHN IN A DRONE ATTACK LEGAL?

WHAT DOES THE LAW ALLOW?

Downing Street cites article 51 of the United Nations charter, which states that countries have a right to defend themselves in the event of an 'armed attack'.

Britain also argues that Syria is lawless and has no forces on the ground who could apprehend Jihadi John and arrest him.

The debate may focus on the extent to which Jihadi John - living 3,000 miles away in Syria - posed a direct threat to Britain - although the PM argued he posed a threat to the UK and the wider world.

Announcing his part in the drone attack, the Prime Minister described Emwazi as 'lead executioner' of ISIS and said that he was 'intent on murdering many more people'. 

This is his defence and he will have had legal advice to that end.

Mr Cameron said: 'If this strike was successful - and we still await confirmation of that - it will be a strike at the heart of Isil.

'And it will demonstrate to those who would do Britain, our people and our allies harm, we have a long reach, we have an unwavering determination, and we never forget our citizens.'

When terrorist Reyaad Khan was killed in a drone attack this year Mr Cameron said he was also 'directing murder on our streets' and there was 'no other means to stop him'.  

Have other Britons been killed in drone strikes?

Yes. At least 11 have now been killed by UK and US drones and it could be as many as 20. 

The minimum tally includes Emwazi, if confirmed, as well as Khan and Ruhul Amin, who was travelling in the same vehicle.

Eight have been killed by US drone strikes in Pakistan and Somalia, including Rashid Rauf, who had links to the 7/7 atrocity. 

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