Online IS recruitment hacker reportedly killed in U.S. airstrikeAugust 27, 2015 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A U.S. airstrike is believed to have killed a British citizen who rose to prominence within the Islamic State, officials have told the Guardian. The Birmingham-born Junaid Hussain, who adopted the nom de guerre Abu Hussain al-Britani, had been a key figure within Isis’ so-called “Cyber Caliphate” before being killed in the strike in Syria, where he had travelled in 2013. After the man known as “Jihadi John,” who beheaded captured westerners while speaking in British-accented English, Hussain is considered the most prominent UK citizen to have joined Isis. As of late Wednesday, Aug 26, the Guardian says, the U.S. had yet to officially announce Hussain’s death, which could not be independently verified, beyond saying that it had launched airstrikes against Isis in recent days. The strike is believed to be a U.S. military operation, rather than a CIA drone attack. As part of Isis “Cyber Caliphate,” Hussain is also believed to have aided Isis in obtaining the passwords of the U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts in January and briefly using them to send pro-IS messages. In Britain, the 21-year old Hussain had been part of the hacker group Team Poison, where, using the handle Trick, he gained access to the address book of former prime minister Tony Blair and published information from it. The hack earned him six months in jail in 2012. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |