A British
ISIS fighter has blown himself up in a car on a suicide mission in Iraq
using 1800kg of explosives to kill a number of the country's security
force soldiers.
Abu
Hajar al-Britani reportedly carried out the martyrdom mission in the
strategic Iraqi town of Baiji today and ISIS claims the Brit
also destroyed a significant number of tanks and artillery equipment.
A
photo was released by ISIS' media branch for the province of
Salahuddin, showing Abu Hajar al-Britani in full military uniform.
Blew himself up: Abu Hajar al-Britani
reportedly carried out the martyrdom mission in the strategic Iraqi town
of Baiji, northern Iraq, today
His
face is covered with a black balaclava and his gloved left hand is
raised, with his index finger extended to the sky to signify his belief
in Allah being the one true God.
In his right hand, Abu Hajar carries a machine gun, its wooden barrel appearing polished in the photo.
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A gold
decorated copy of the Qu'ran can be seen tucked into the pocket of his
rucksack strap - the holy book is positioned right next to his heart.
There have been no further details released about the real identity of the deceased British fighter.
Second attack: Today's suicide mission
is the second carried out by a British militant in the strategic Iraqi
town of Baiji (pictured) this month
Abu Hajar is the second British ISIS extremist to blow himself up in a suicide bomb mission in Baiji.
Earlier
this month, it was announced that Kabir Ahmed had carried out a
suicide bombing mission for ISIS - killing eight Iraqi police officers.
Known
as Abu Sumayah al-Britani, the 32-year-old from Derby was a father
of-two who had previously told BBC Newsnight that he was desperate to
join the 'waiting list' to become a suicide bomber.
Ahmed had been jailed in the UK for gay hate crimes after handing out leaflets calling for the execution of homosexuals.
Abdul Waheed Majid, aka the 'Crawley bomber', was the first British fighter to carry out a martyrdom operation in Syria.
Brit
suicide bombers: Abdul Waheed Majid (left), aka the 'Crawley bomber',
was the first Brit to carry out a martyrdom operation in Syria,
while Abu Hajar killed eight Iraqi policemen in a suicide mission this
month
Known
as Suleiman al-Britani, the 41-year-old was seen calmly chatting to
several fighters before his death in a video released by the Al-Qaeda
affiliated group, Jabhat an-Nusra.
The video showed Majid wearing a white robe with a black headband, inscribed with the motto of Jabhat an-Nusra.
He
admits he cannot even speak Arabic but seems calm prior to carrying out
the suicide mission. It goes on to show Majid climbing into a heavily
armoured lorry, packed with explosives.
The father-of-three is later filmed driving the lorry into the gates of Aleppo jail, detonating the vehicle on impact.
According
to the international Centre for the study of Radicalisation and
Conflict Violence, Abu Hajar, who carried out today's attack, is the
29th British fighter to die fighting in Syria and Iraq.
Strategic: The town of Baiji, located around 110 miles north of Baghdad, is home to Iraq's largest oil refinery
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