‘Jihadi John’ responsible for his actions: brother – Foreign forces blamed for radicalisation

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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 2: Mohammad Emwazi, a.k.a. Jihadi John who was killed by a drone strike last year had warned his brother not to follow in his footsteps before leaving for Syria, reports Al-Rai daily quoting the Independent Newspaper. Emwazi reportedly told his younger sibling Omar, 22, that his encounters with the British security services had wrecked his life in Britain and had ended his plans for marriage and work in his homeland, Kuwait.

In an interview last year before his brother’s death in November, Omar described Emwazi’s turmoil while he was under surveillance by MI6 and Scotland Yard between 2009 and 2012. Omar recalled: “He wasn’t the type of guy to complain … but he would say: ‘Don’t be like me.’ He was always saying: ‘Learn from other people’s mistakes.’ He would basically say: ‘Look where I am. I can’t get married and I can’t get a proper job. I can’t travel and I can’t go anywhere’.” Omar says his brother had made several attempts to return to Kuwait but was blocked each time by the security services.

In late 2012 Emwazi did finally manage to find a way to escape Britain, leaving via the port of Dover. He entered Syria through Turkey before joining a group of foreign fighters allied to al- Qaeda. When a section of these fighters decided to take an oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, Emwazi followed. In 2014 and 2015 Emwazi took part in at least seven beheadings of hostages, including two Britons and three Americans, and became one of the most reviled terrorists of modern times.

Omar Emwazi believes his brother, who was 27 when he was killed last year, must take the ultimate responsibility for all his actions. But he also believes that the role British and foreign security services played in preventing his brother from leaving Britain for a new life in Kuwait was a key radicalizing factor. “The thing is they would never leave him alone,” he claimed. “When it happens constantly it becomes the norm.” He said his brother rarely appeared angry about his situation. “It’s not like he is suddenly going to get frustrated again. So this was how it was for him and he just carried on.”

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