Action group "Islamic state" penalty in August the American journalist James Foley, gathered on the street means for Arab charities of London, the newspaper Daily Mirror referring to British intelligence service MI5.
Still from video of Islamic militants allegedly beheads alleged American journalist James Foley
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Family of slain journalist Foley published a letter written by him
"MI5 has identified the man, and she knew who he was before. He even kept under observation before going abroad. At the time, it was not considered dangerous, as it simply raises funds on the street. Like many jihadists before him, he almost overnight became a radical, and went to the Middle East "- the newspaper quoted a source in MI5, adding that after the man was engaged in fundraising for the warlords of the IG.
According to British media reports, intelligence used facial recognition technology to identify the person and the militants in his eyes, not masked.
Video recording of the execution of American journalist James Foley hit the net on 19 August. Referring to the video for President Barack Obama, the insurgent spoke English with a London accent. In the English-language media environment called him "John", this association came from hostages due to a group of three militants IG called "Beatles".
Militants have explained that the execution of Foley was a response to the United States started bombing the positions of the IG in Iraq. In early September, the network published a video with the execution of another American journalist Steven Sotloffa.
Grouping "Islamic state" has gained momentum during the war in Syria. A few months ago, it also dramatically stepped up its activities in Iraq. Taking advantage of the discontent of the Iraqi Sunni politics Baghdad, IG launched a massive attack on the northern and north-western provinces of Iraq, capturing that announced the creation of the so-called "Islamic caliphate."
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