The SAS has launched a mission to the Middle East to kill Jihadi John, the ISIS terrorist responsible for beheading two British hostages The SAS has launched a dramatic mission to kill Jihadi John – the Islamic State terrorist responsible for beheading British hostages Alan Henning and David Haines – in the biggest Special Forces operation since the September 11 attacks. Official Government sources confirmed to The Mail on Sunday that SAS soldiers flew to a secret base in the Middle East last week. Travelling in groups of three and four, the crack troops boarded commercial flights dressed in civilian clothes.
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Special Forces to head to a secret base in the Middle East for the mission
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It is the biggest operation by the SAS soldiers since the 9/11 attacks
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Will attempt to kill terrorist Jihadi John who beheaded two British hostages
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Mission could also include a rescue attempt of UK photographer John Cantlie
Last night, an SAS source described to this newspaper how, to respect political sensitivities in the region, @placeholder troops were keeping a low profile.