Islamic State militant ‘Jihadi John’ identified

An arrangement of British daily newspapers shows the Feb. 27 headlines regarding the identification of the masked Islamic State militant dubbed “Jihadi John.”   (Daniel Sorabji / AFP/Getty Images)

A Feb. 27 view of the University of Westminster, where Mohammed Emwazi, identified as the Islamic State militant “Jihadi John,” is believed to have once been a student.  (Jack Taylor / AFP/Getty Images)

Journalists gather Thursday outside the London home where Mohammed Emwazi is believed to have once lived. Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man, has been identified as the Islamic State militant, popularly known as Jihadi John, who appears in videos of several beheadings.  (Carl Court / Getty Images)

A police officer is pictured Thursday outside the London home where Mohammed Emwazi is believed to have once lived. Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British citizen, has been identified as “Jihadi John,” an Islamic State militant who appears in a number of beheading videos.  (Carl Court / Getty Images)