08/24/2014
MI5 and MI6 have identified the British fighter suspected of murdering the American journalist James Foley, senior government sources confirmed last night to The Sunday Times.
The masked man with a London accent, who is said to be known to fellow fighters as "Jihadi John", was seen in the shocking video of Foley's death released by the Isis extremist army last week.
A British hip-hop artist has emerged as a key suspect in the hunt for the killer of the US journalist James Foley.
Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 23, from Maida Vale, west London, is understood to have become a crucial part of investigations by counterterrorism police and MI5.
Bary, 23, is the son of an Egyptian-born militant Adel Abdul Bary, who is awaiting trial on terror charges in New York tied to the deadly 1998 bombings of embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Former hostages held by ISIS have said he is one of several jihadists they nicknamed "the Beatles" due to their British accents, with two of his cronies referred to as "George" and "Ringo."
Before becoming a jihadist, he was an aspiring rapper known as "L Jinny," whose music was played on BBC Radio 1.
Bary also has appeared in music videos posted on YouTube for songs titled Overdose, Dreamer, and others.
He was reportedly radicalised by followers of firebrand Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary and walked out of his family's plush West London home last year, saying he was "leaving everything for the sake of Allah."
Bary, who went to Syria last year to fight in its bloody civil war, has a build, skin tone and accent all similar to those of "John," according to The Telegraph.
In June, The Sunday Times revealed a threat made by Bary on Twitter. "The lions are coming for you soon you filthy kuffs (infidels)," he wrote. "Beheadings in your own backyard soon."
Earlier this month, he was seen in a photo posted to Twitter wearing camouflage clothing and a black balaclava while holding a severed head.
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