Islamic State's Top Hacker/On-line Recruiter Killed In U.S. Drone Strike

The Guardian: Junaid Hussain: British hacker for Isis believed killed in US airstrike

Birmingham-born hacker, who adopted the nom de guerre Abu Hussain al-Britani, said to have been killed in Syria.

A US airstrike is believed to have killed a British citizen who rose to prominence within the Islamic State, officials have told the Guardian.

The Birmingham-born Junaid Hussain, who adopted the nom de guerre Abu Hussain al-Britani, had been a key figure within Isis’ so-called “Cyber Caliphate” before being killed in the strike in Syria, where he had travelled in 2013.

After the man known as “Jihadi John,” who beheaded captured westerners while speaking in British-accented English, Hussain is considered the most prominent UK citizen to have joined Isis.

WNU Editor: It looks like he was a high profile target for the U.S. military .... another indication on how important social media has become for the enemy, and how the Pentagon will react to these threats.

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