Pentagon spokesman said
the US was "reasonably
certain" he had been killed in
Thursday's attack in Raqqa.
Mohammed Emwazi, a
Kuwaiti-born British militant,
appeared in videos of the
beheadings of Western
hostages.
UK PM David Cameron said
targeting Emwazi was "the
right thing to do", and Foreign
Secretary Philip Hammond
said "we believe the strike was
successful".
It is believed there was one
other person in the vehicle
targeted in the strike.
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Speaking outside Downing
Street, Mr Cameron said it was
not certain whether the strike
was successful, but the UK
had been working with the US
"literally around the clock" to
track Emwazi down.
He said any successful attack
would have been "a strike at
the heart" of Islamic State (IS),
and would demonstrate to
those who would harm Britain
that "we have a long reach,
we have unwavering
determination and we never
forget about our citizens".
He described Emwazi as an
"ongoing and serious threat"
to civilians around the world,
particularly in Syria and the
UK.
Emwazi appeared in beheading
videos of victims including
British aid worker David
Haines and taxi driver Alan
Henning.
Mr Haines's daughter Bethany
said she felt an "instant sense
of relief" upon hearing reports
of Emwazi's possible death,
"knowing he wouldn't appear
in anymore horrific videos"
"He was only a pawn in Isis's
stupid game, but knowing it's
over, that he's finally dead,
still hasn't sunk in," she said
in a statement.
"As much as I wanted him
dead I also wanted answers
as to why he did it, why my
dad, how did it make a
difference?"
'Mixed feelings'
The Henning family were
informed on Thursday night by
a government contact that the
strike had taken place, the
BBC understands.
Stuart Henning, Mr Henning's
nephew, wrote on Twitter:
"Mixed feelings today wanted
the coward behind the mask to
suffer the way Alan and his
friends did but also glad it's
been destroyed."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
said it appeared Emwazi had
been "held to account for his
callous and brutal crimes".
"However, it would have been
far better for us all if he had
been held to account in a
court of law," he said.
On Twitter, a group called
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered
Silently posted a map claiming
to show the location of the
drone strike.
It added: "The good thing is #
JihadiJohn got killed near
Clock tower where #ISIS
Execute people."
A senior US military source
said the strike involved two
MQ9 Reaper drones and took
place at 20:50 GMT.
A formal statement from the
Pentagon
stopped short of asserting that
Emwazi had definitely been
killed, adding that it was
assessing the operation.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34805924

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