'Jihadi Jack': Jack Letts reportedly first white British male to join Isis
9 years, 2 months ago

'Jihadi Jack': Jack Letts reportedly first white British male to join Isis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first white British male to join Isis has been identified as Jack Letts, 20. open image in gallery Some former school friends from Oxford named him 'Jihadi Jack' open image in gallery Jack Letts wearing a hood in a picture he posted to Facebook, possibly inside his home in Fallujah, Iraq One former school friend told the paper: "At school he was very much the classroom clown and was liked by a lot of students. Some former school friends from Oxford reportedly named him "Jihadi Jack".

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Jihadi Jack 'married into a top ISIS family' claims filmmaker
5 years, 2 months ago

Jihadi Jack 'married into a top ISIS family' claims filmmaker

Daily Mail  

British Islamist 'Jihadi Jack' Letts married into a 'top' ISIS family and has been playing down his status within the terror group, it has been claimed. Now a former British soldier who fought ISIS has claimed that Letts married the daughter of an Iraqi tribal leader, who he has a son with, before being captured in northern Syria in 2017. …

'Jihadi Jack' charged with being Isis member, Kurdish officials say
7 years, 4 months ago

'Jihadi Jack' charged with being Isis member, Kurdish officials say

The Independent  

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ISIS suspect 'Jihadi Jack' caught in Syria: Report
7 years, 9 months ago

ISIS suspect 'Jihadi Jack' caught in Syria: Report

India TV News  

A 21-year-old British man dubbed "Jihadi Jack" has been captured by Kurdish fighters in Syria where he was accused of joining the Islamic State terror group, media reports said today. Jack Letts, who emerged as the first from the UK to join ISIS in Syria, told the London-based television network Al- Araby that he was living in a prison controlled …

ISIS fighter and jihadi bride network active in Manchester
7 years, 10 months ago

ISIS fighter and jihadi bride network active in Manchester

Daily Mail  

A network of extremists including ISIS fighters, top recruiters and teenage jihadi brides has emerged from just a few square miles in Manchester in recent years, it has emerged. A network of extremists including ISIS fighters, top recruiters and teenage jihadi brides has emerged from just a few square miles in Manchester in recent years, it has emerged There are …

'Jihadi Jack': Parents of Isis suspect remanded in custody over terror funding claims
8 years, 9 months ago

'Jihadi Jack': Parents of Isis suspect remanded in custody over terror funding claims

The Independent  

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Parents of Isis suspect 'Jihadi Jack' Letts charged with terror offences
8 years, 9 months ago

Parents of Isis suspect 'Jihadi Jack' Letts charged with terror offences

The Independent  

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Parents of 'Jihadi Jack' Letts claim he has mental health condition and is not fighting for a terrorist group in Syria
9 years, 1 month ago

Parents of 'Jihadi Jack' Letts claim he has mental health condition and is not fighting for a terrorist group in Syria

The Independent  

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Be warned 'Jihadi Jack', white Brits in Syria are valuable to Isis whatever side they're on
9 years, 1 month ago

Be warned 'Jihadi Jack', white Brits in Syria are valuable to Isis whatever side they're on

The Independent  

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'Jihadi Jack' Facebook posts labelled Paris attacks mourners 'bloody fools'
9 years, 2 months ago

'Jihadi Jack' Facebook posts labelled Paris attacks mourners 'bloody fools'

The Independent  

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'Jihadi Jack': Briton Jack Letts dismisses reports he's joined Isis as 'awkward'
9 years, 2 months ago

'Jihadi Jack': Briton Jack Letts dismisses reports he's joined Isis as 'awkward'

The Independent  

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Islamic State: British teenager said to be UK's youngest suicide bomber after Iraq attack
9 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State: British teenager said to be UK's youngest suicide bomber after Iraq attack

ABC  

A 17-year old who left northern England to join Islamic State is reported to have become Britain's youngest suicide bomber after he blew himself up in a car in northern Iraq, British media says. "Although the information within these reports has not been confirmed and the relevant UK authorities are working hard to verify the facts, we can confirm that …

'Britain's white jihadi', who joined Islamic State, a teen from Australia: report
10 years ago

'Britain's white jihadi', who joined Islamic State, a teen from Australia: report

Firstpost  

A westerner pictured alongside Islamic State group fighters and dubbed by media as “Britain’s white jihadi” is in fact a teenager from Australia who converted to Islam, a report said today. Sydney: A westerner pictured alongside Islamic State group fighters and dubbed by media as “Britain’s white jihadi” is in fact a teenager from Australia who converted to Islam, a …

The Glasgow teenager who dropped out of university to marry an Isis fighter in Syria
10 years, 6 months ago

The Glasgow teenager who dropped out of university to marry an Isis fighter in Syria

The Independent  

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