<p>A key member of ISIL responsible for the beheadings of American hostages was targeted in an airstrike in Syria, officials said Thursday night. </p><p>“Jihadi John,” whose real name is Mohammed Emwazi, is believed to have been killed in the operation. </p><p>According to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/jihadi-john-believed-killed-us-drone-strike/story?id=35170345" target="_blank">ABC News,</a> a U.S. official described the attack as a “clean hit” with no harm to others on the ground.