A U.S. forces airstrike targeting Mohamed Emwazi, the ISIS terrorist known as "Jihadi John" seen in propaganda videos executing American hostages, was launched Thursday night in Syria, the Defense Department said, according to NBC News.
The masked Emwazi, a Kuwait-born British citizen, has participated in numerous videos showing the killings of Westerners, including American journalists, American and British aid workers and a Japanese journalist, officials said.
Military officials said they were still assessing the operation on Raqqa, Syria, and provided no further details.
