Jihadi John tops ‘kill list’ of British ISIS fighters: report
The United Kingdom government is believed to have drawn
up a so-called “kill list” of British Islamic State fighters in Syria,
topped by the dreaded Jihadi John.
The National
Security Council, which is chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron and
meets weekly, has reportedly authorised a list of about 10 extremists
from his country including the Britons killed in a drone attack in Syria
last month.
According to the Evening Standard,
Mohammed Emwazi, or ’Jihadi John’ as he is referred to, is at the top
of the list after he was filmed carrying out barbaric murders of a
number of British hostages.
Secret killing
The
secret killing of Cardiff-born Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin, from
Aberdeen in Scotland, was announced by Mr. Cameron in the House of
Commons on Monday, triggering widespread debate here as it was the first
time that the U.K. government targeted a British citizen in a foreign
country.
“If we have no other way of preventing an
attack that’s likely to take place on our streets other than using a
military strike to prevent it, then that’s what we’ll do,” U.K. Defence
Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday, as he gave more information
about the drone strike at a media briefing.
Asked if
a “kill list” of high-value terrorists existed, he said: “They’re a
group of people who have lists of targets in our country, who are
planning armed attacks on our streets, who are planning to disrupt major
public events in this country.
“Our job is to keep us safe”
“Our job to keep us safe is to, with the security agencies, is to
identify who they are, to track them down. And if we have no other way
of preventing an armed attack that’s likely to take place in our streets
other than using a military strike to prevent it, then that’s what
we’ll do.”
A father of two other British Muslim men,
who are believed to be fighting for ISIS in Syria, has now voiced
concerns that they may be next in line for a drone attack.
Ahmed
Muthana, whose sons Nasser, 20, and 17-year-old Aseel also left their
home in Wales last year, said: “I am frightened because my sons are out
there too. I worry that they could be on a hit list. I don’t think I
will ever see my sons again... But if what the government says is true
[about planned terrorist attacks] then it was right what they did.”
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