Jihadi John's death confirmed by Islamic State

Eulogy to British militant Mohammed Emwazi published in terror group's Dabiq magazine

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The Islamic State magazine Dabiq has published a report confirming the death of Mohammed Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John".

The article confirms earlier reports that the US military was "reasonably certain" the British militant had been killed during a drone strike on a vehicle convoy in the Syrian city of Raqqa in November 2015.

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