Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary | |
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عبد المجيد عبد الباري | |
| Born | 16 June 1991[citation needed] Maida Vale, London, England |
| Died | 26 July 2023 (aged 32) El Puerto de Santa María, Spain |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | British-Egyptian |
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| Occupation(s) | Rapper and suspected Islamist militant |
| Years active | 2011–2013 |
| Parent(s) | Ragaa and Adel Abdel Bari |
Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary (Arabic: عبد المجيد عبد الباري; 16 June 1991[citation needed] – 26 July 2023) was a British rapper and Islamic State militant.[1] He was the son of Adel Abdel Bari.
After circulation of video footage related to the decapitation of the American journalist James Foley, British intelligence reportedly centred on three suspects who might be the militant in the footage dubbed "Jihadi John", putting a knife to Foley's throat and later on boasting of having undertaken his beheading.
Abdel Bary attained considerable notoriety as he emerged as a prime suspect in the hunt for "Jihadi John",[2][3][4][5] but in February 2015, it was reported that the executioner was Londoner Mohammed Emwazi.[1]
During his ISIS activities, Bary posed with a severed head and declared war on the West.[6]
- ^ a b "IS militant 'Jihadi John' named as Mohammed Emwazi from London". BBC News. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "London hip-hop artist Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary key suspect in hunt for killer of American journalist James Foley". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "British rapper, a hacker and jihadi propagandist possible identities of 'John the Beatle', suspected killer of US journalist James Foley". News.Au. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "London rapper Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary investigated as police hunt for 'Jihadi John'". Evening Standard. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "The Independent: 'Jihadi John': Identity of Isis militant who beheaded Steven Sotloff and James Foley remains a mystery". Independent.co.uk. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Cross, Beren. "British jihadist 'deserts Isis in Syria and goes on the run in Turkey'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.