ISIS fighter 'John' was reportedly known to British intelligence for over a year

ISIS fighter 'John' was reportedly known to British intelligence for over a year

ISIS fighter 'John' was reportedly known to British intelligence for over a year - Fox News - Sept 9, 2014
The
Islamic State militant who appeared in a video showing the execution of
American journalist James Foley last month was known to British 
intelligence officials as a collector for London-based Arab charities 
before he traveled to Syria over a year ago, according to a new report. 

The
Daily Mirror reported Tuesday that the jihadist, known as "John" 
because of his association with a group of three other Islamic State 
fighters called "The Beatles" by hostages, had been identified by the 
British security service MI5. The paper also reported MI5 has briefed 
FBI agents who have traveled to the U.K. seeking more information on 
"John" and to arrest his associates.

"MI5 has identified this man
and they have known exactly who he is for some time," the paper quoted a
source as saying. "He was even being looked at before he travelled 
abroad. "At the time he was considered a very low-level risk because he 
was merely believed to be making street collections. Like so many 
jihadists before him, he then seems to have become radicalized almost 
overnight and disappeared to travel to the Middle East."

The 
Mirror reported Monday that U.S. intelligence analysts have used facial 
recognition technology to provide an image of "John" based solely on the
man's eyes.

"We are 99.9 percent certain now as to who 'John' 
is," an American source told the paper, "but investigators have had to 
tread softly in charting and approaching his wider network in the U.K." 
British intelligence officials told the paper that they would reveal the
man's true identity "within days."

"John" came to global 
prominence in the video depicting Foley's beheading that was released on
August 19. Speaking in a British accent with a distinct London 
inflection, "John" addressed President Barack Obama, saying that Foley's
death was in response to airstrikes carried out by the U.S. against 
Islamic State, also known as ISIS, in Iraq. 

The paper also 
reported that intelligence officials believe they have identified the 
other two main members of "The Beatles." The group has beheaded Foley 
and fellow American journalist Steven Sotloff and has threatened to kill
British hostage David Haines. 

It is not clear whether "John" 
actually carried out Foley's beheading or whether his appearance in the 
video was strictly for propaganda purposes. A similar video shows a 
masked militant beheading Sotloff, but it is also not clear that he and 
"John" are the same person. 

Meanwhile, the Mirror reported that 
the FBI, working with local police forces, had identified twelve 
suspects who helped "John" by providing him with money and contacts, as 
well as assisting him with travel to Syria. 

The Mirror reported 
that the suspects are all British and most of them are based in the West
Midlands of England. Some of them are already known to British security
sources, having been linked to previously foiled terror attacks on the 
U.K. 

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