ISIS (VIDEO) : U.S. drone strike targeted ‘Jihadi John,’ Briton linked to hostage beheadings....[‘Jihadi John’: Islamic State killer is identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi]

By Adam Goldman and Missy Ryan November 12 at 10:00 PM

A former ISIS member says that "Jihadi John" (right)
 was the one who beheaded Japanese
 prisoner Kenji Goto.Photo: AP, Zuma Wire

The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting “Jihadi John,” the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.

But the Pentagon is still working to determine whether the strike actually killed the militant, Briton Mohammed Emwazi.

[‘Jihadi John’: Islamic State killer is identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi]

Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the strike took place around the Syrian city of Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital. “We are assessing the results of tonight’s operation and will provide additional information as and where appropriate,” Cook said. more