Born to Hindu parents in London as Siddhartha Dhar, he converted to Islam, reportedly to marry Aisha.
The United States on Tuesday included an Indian origin British citizen in the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). He left the U.K. in 2014 and joined the Islamic State in Syria, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
'Jihadi Sid', also known as Abu Rumaysah, was a leading member of now-defunct terrorist organisation al-Muhajiroun. “He is considered to have replaced ISIS executioner Mohammad Emwazi, also a British Muslim known as ‘Jihadi John’. He is believed to be the masked leader who appeared in a January 2016 ISIS video of the execution of several prisoners ISIS accused of spying for the U.K.,” the statement said.
Born to Hindu parents in London as Siddhartha Dhar, he converted to Islam, reportedly to marry Aisha. He turned radical and became a campaigner for Sharia laws in the U.K. Arrested in September 2014 for his association with the al-Muhajiroun group, he was released soon. Hours after being released on bail, he fled the country, defying a ban on his travel abroad. His wife and children also accompanied him. Weeks later, he tweeted a picture of himself holding his newborn son and an AK-47, from Syria. “What a shoddy security system Britain must have to allow me to breeze through Europe to [ISIS],” he wrote.
Believed to be in his early 30s, 'Jihadi Sid' posted Islamist propaganda on social media and hailed the announcement of the caliphate by the IS. He used to run a bouncy castle salesman rental company, according to British media reports.
Anjem Choudary, who was arrested along with him, was convicted and jailed, while 'Jihadi Sid' became the IS executioner in the 10-and-a-half minute gruesome video of executions of those the terrorist organisation accused of passing on information to the U.K.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...dhar-on-us-terrorist-list/article22510452.ece
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/5e...norigin-ISIS-militant-as-global-terroris.html
The United States on Tuesday included an Indian origin British citizen in the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). He left the U.K. in 2014 and joined the Islamic State in Syria, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
'Jihadi Sid', also known as Abu Rumaysah, was a leading member of now-defunct terrorist organisation al-Muhajiroun. “He is considered to have replaced ISIS executioner Mohammad Emwazi, also a British Muslim known as ‘Jihadi John’. He is believed to be the masked leader who appeared in a January 2016 ISIS video of the execution of several prisoners ISIS accused of spying for the U.K.,” the statement said.
Born to Hindu parents in London as Siddhartha Dhar, he converted to Islam, reportedly to marry Aisha. He turned radical and became a campaigner for Sharia laws in the U.K. Arrested in September 2014 for his association with the al-Muhajiroun group, he was released soon. Hours after being released on bail, he fled the country, defying a ban on his travel abroad. His wife and children also accompanied him. Weeks later, he tweeted a picture of himself holding his newborn son and an AK-47, from Syria. “What a shoddy security system Britain must have to allow me to breeze through Europe to [ISIS],” he wrote.
Believed to be in his early 30s, 'Jihadi Sid' posted Islamist propaganda on social media and hailed the announcement of the caliphate by the IS. He used to run a bouncy castle salesman rental company, according to British media reports.
Anjem Choudary, who was arrested along with him, was convicted and jailed, while 'Jihadi Sid' became the IS executioner in the 10-and-a-half minute gruesome video of executions of those the terrorist organisation accused of passing on information to the U.K.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...dhar-on-us-terrorist-list/article22510452.ece
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/5e...norigin-ISIS-militant-as-global-terroris.html
