workers. he was isil s lead executioner and let us never forget that he killed many, many muslims too. he was intent on murdering many more people. so this was an act of self defense. it was the right thing to do. today, i want to thank the united states, the united kingdom has no better friend or ally. i want to pay tribute to all those professionals in our own security and intelligence agencies and armed forces for the extraordinary work they do on behalf of our country. on this as so often, they have been working hand in glove with their american colleagues. we are proud of them. if the air strike is successful and we still await confirmation of that, it will be a strike at
they drone strike on a car they believe he was in. there were two people in the question is he one of those people. nicknamed jihadi john because of his brittish accent. the pentagon called the strike fairly routine the way it was handled and how it was carried out. they admit though it was not a major military victory if they did indeed kill him. more after blow to isis s prestige. it was a joint u.s.-u.k. operation. earlier the british prime minister spoke pretty forcefully why he was okay to kill one of his own citizens. he was isil s lead executioner. and let us never forget that he killed many, many muslims too. and he was intent on murdering many more people. so this was an act of self-defense. it was the right thing to do. reporter: timing is very important here. this is one of the few weeks