How drone strike turned Jihadi John into ‘greasy spot on the ground’

Mohammed Emwazi, the ISIS militant known as "Jihadi John"
Mohammed Emwazi, the ISIS militant known as “Jihadi John”

ISIS thug Jihadi John was reduced to a “greasy spot on the ground,” by a drone strike in Syria last November, according to a top US military official.

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.

Meanwhile, Warren said US forces are teaming up with their British counterparts to take back Raqqa, a large Syrian city that ISIS has been using as its main base.

“There is a lot of work that needs to be done,” he said. “It is going to be a significant fight. They are not going to abandon Raqqa easily.”

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