Drone strike turned Jihadi John into ‘greasy spot on the ground’
US Colonel Steve Warren says he watched video of the pinpoint attack on the notorious jihadi, whose real name was Mohammed Emwazi.
“We found him when he was talking on the cell phone. And when it was all over, he was a greasy spot on the ground,” Warren told The Daily Mail.
Warren called the strike “the most precise air campaign in the history of warfare.”
Officials elevated Jihadi John to a “terrorist celebrity” after he beheaded numerous hostages including Americans James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
“That is why we put special effort to get him,” Warren said. “We put the same amount of attention we give to senior leaders, but only because of his celebrity status.”
Emwazi was one of a group of terrorists that were given nicknames based on members of The Beatles because they all had British accents.
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