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Identified by his gait and the angle of his beard, a drone pilot took 15 seconds to execute the fatal strike that would take down Jihadi John.

The ISIS fighter, who made headlines after he executed journalist James Foley, became one of the world’s most wanted men, a soon-to-be-released Channel 4 documentary reveals.

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The new documentary, to be released Monday on Channel 4, shows for the first time the global coordination it took to kill the elusive Jihadi John, whose real name is Mohammed Emwazi.

With western intelligence maintaining eyes on his movements throughout Iraq, Emwazi would often shield himself by keeping women and children close to his body. As drones patrolled the skies, Emwazi made sure to travel in crowded areas — effectively preventing pilots from taking the critical shot.

From August 2014 to January 2015, Jihadi John mercilessly executed six people on camera and the videos were widely disseminated online.