Why ‘Jihadi John’ is critical to ISIS propaganda

A video released by ISIS on social media Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, purportedly shows a masked man standing over two kneeling men in orange jumpsuits. The terror groups threatened to kill the two Japanese hostages unless Tokyo pays $200 million.

Why 'Jihadi John' is critical to ISIS propaganda

Situation Room

Now that we know the identity of the man seen in many ISIS beheading videos, Brian Todd looks at the critical role "Jihadi John" plays in the ISIS propaganda machine.

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A video released by ISIS on social media Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, purportedly shows a masked man standing over two kneeling men in orange jumpsuits. The terror groups threatened to kill the two Japanese hostages unless Tokyo pays $200 million.

Why 'Jihadi John' is critical to ISIS propaganda

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