Junaid Hussain: British-born Isis hacker killed following US drone strike in Syria

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/britishborn-isis-hacker-killed-us-drone-strike-in-syria-kills-junaid-hussain-10474007.html

By CAROLINE MORTIMER
independent.co.uk
27 August 2015

A British man who is believed to have become a top hacker for Isis is 
Syria has been killed in a US drone strike, according to a US source.

Juanaid Hussain, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Hussain al-Britani, 
was reportedly killed during a strike which took place on Tuesday near 
Raqqa, Syria.

Hussain, 21, who is originally from Birmingham is believed to have moved 
to Syria two years ago.

US and European government sources told Reuters earlier this year that 
they believed Hussain was the leader of CyberCaliphate, a hacking group 
which in January attacked a Twitter account belonging to the Pentagon.

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