ISIS militant ‘Jihadi John’ named as Mohammed Emwazi from London

‘The masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John”, who has been pictured in the videos of the beheadings of Western hostages, has been named.

He is Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man in his mid-20s from west London, who was previously known to British security services.

They chose not to disclose his name earlier for operational reasons.’