{"id":1353,"date":"2015-09-11T12:57:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T12:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:55:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:55:45","slug":"this-could-be-the-moment-north-east-jihadi-was-killed-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/?p=1353","title":{"rendered":"This could be the moment north-east jihadi was killed in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1354\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/chilling-image-557x496.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1354 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/chilling-image-557x496.jpg\" alt=\"The scene where Abdul Rakib Amin is believed to have been killed\" width=\"557\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/chilling-image-557x496.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/chilling-image-557x496-150x134.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/chilling-image-557x496-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The scene where Abdul Rakib Amin is believed to have been killed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>An anti-terror group has released a chilling image of the moment they believe three young jihadis were killed in a drone strike ordered by the UK Government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taken near Qadisiyah roundabout in the Isis stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, the haunting picture shows thick smoke erupting into the sky.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It is understood the black smog came from the car that was carrying Abdul Rakib Amin \u2013 from Aberdeen \u2013 and two other\u00a0British Islamic State members, who were the target of the RAF drone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The photograph was released by anti-Isis group \u2018Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently\u2019 on August 21 \u2013 the same day David Cameron revealed that the trio had been killed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amin, 26, was named as one of the victims, alongside fellow Brits, Reyaad Khan and\u00a0Junaid Hussain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Prime Minister said the attack was an \u201cact of self-defence\u201d as Khan and\u00a0Hussain, 21, had been plotting invasions on commemorative events in the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He said: \u201cI can inform the House that in an act of self-defence and after meticulous planning, Reyaad Khan was killed in a precision air strike carried out on August 21 by an RAF remotely piloted aircraft while he was travelling in a vehicle in the area of Raqqah in Syria.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIn addition to Reyaad Khan, who was the target of the strike, two ISIL associates were also killed, one of whom \u2013 Ruhul Amin, has been identified as a UK national.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThey were ISIL fighters and I can confirm there were no civilian casualties.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe took this action because there was no alternative.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>source :\u00a0pressandjournal.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An anti-terror group has released a chilling image of the moment they believe three young jihadis were killed in a drone strike ordered by the UK Government. 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