'Jihadi John' In ISIS Videos Identified

Reuters: 'Jihadi John' from Islamic State beheading videos unmasked as Londoner

(Reuters) - Investigators believe that the "Jihadi John" masked fighter who fronted Islamic State beheading videos is a British man named Mohammed Emwazi, two U.S. government sources said on Thursday.

He was born in Kuwait and comes from a prosperous family in London, where he grew up and graduated with a computer programming degree, according to the Washington Post.

In videos released by Islamic State (IS), the black-clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking with an English accent appears to have decapitated hostages including Americans, Britons and Syrians.

WNU Editor: He comes from a very affluent family .... so poverty is not the reason why he joined the Islamic State.

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