UK suicide bomber kills Iraqi police commander, Shiite Muslim civilians

(IraqiNews.com) On Sunday, the British newspaper Sunday Times revealed the second British citizen and member of ISIS to become a suicide bomber in Iraq blew himself up in Baiji city in a car loaded with 8 tons of explosives amid gatherings of Shiite Muslims — which resulted in the killing of dozens, including an Iraqi Police commander.

The Sunday Times stated, “Last Friday, the British Jihadist blew himself up in the Iraqi city of Baiji to become the first British suicide bomber in the country,” adding that the bomber is called ‘Kabir Ahmad’ aka ‘Abu Sumaya’. He is the father of 3 children, and is from the city of Derby.

A UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office spokesman said: “We are aware of reports of the death of a British national in Iraq and are looking into them.”

Ahmed is reported to have been one of several suicide bombers who carried out an attack on an Iraqi police convoy in the northern town of Baiji.

Eight people were killed, including senior police officer Lt Gen Faisal Malik Zamel, who was in the town to inspect local forces.

On a Twitter account claimed to be written by a jihadist named Abu Hussain al Britani, Ahmed was hailed for the attack.

“My brother Abu Sumayah Britani (kashmiri) done a martyrdom op in iraq killing a top iraqi commander and many regime soldiers! ALLAHU AKBAR,” the post said.

“Iv never met a brother that wanted jannah more than Abu Sumayah! May Alah swt accept him and elevate his rank in Jannah!”

According to the UK Independent, in 2012 Ahmed was one of the first men to be convicted under a British anti-homosexual hate crime law after calling for homosexual people to be executed.