Reyaad Khan (Photo : Walesonline.co.uk)
10 Downing Street said on Monday that the United Kingdom has no "kill list" amid reports that British forces in Syria killed a Brit jihadist in August. Hit by a Royal Air Force strike was Reyaad Khan, who was behind a plot to murder the Queen.
Following the first British military action in Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said British troops are ready to initiate more strikes in Syria, Iraq and Libya with specific targets. These targets, which includes Jihadi John, are on the radar of British forces, reports The Telegraph.
Jihadi John, or Mohammed Emwazi in real life, is allegedly also No. 1 on the U.S. hit list for his role in decapitating western hostages. He recently threatened to return to Britain and decapitate non-Muslims.
The British Parliament did not authorize the air strike in the Middle East, but Cameron defended the move, saying because it was an act of self-defense and has a clear legal basis, parliamentary vote is not needed.
He explains, "My first duty as Prime Minister is to keep the British people safe. That is what I will always do." Cameron adds, "There was a terrorist directing murder on our streets and no other means to stop the,. This Government does not for one moment take these decisions lightly."
Besides Khan, two other Islamic State jihadists also died in the Syria attack. One was 26-year-old Ruhul Amin, also a Briton. Khan was the VJ Day plotter. Had he succeeded in the attack, more British VIPs could have died or been hurt, including Prince Charles, wife Camilla and Cameron who attended the event.
According to the Guardian, Khan once dreamt of becoming the first Asian prime minister of UK, however, he instead became the first Brit killed by the RAF beyond a UK warzone. Khan and Amin were on the same vehicle when attacked by the RAF.
Khan, from Riverside in Cardiff, used to be a straight "A" student. He used "Abu Dujana" as his nom de guerre in Syria.
