Douglas McCain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Douglas McCain

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1981

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-2014

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Douglas McCain

  • Douglas McAuthur McCain (January 29, 1981 – August 23/24, 2014) was an American jihadist who was killed in Syria in late August 2014 while fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
  • Originally from San Diego, California, McCain converted to Islam in 2004, and traveled to Syria by way of Turkey in early 2014.He was believed to be the first U.S.
  • citizen to be killed while fighting for ISIL.
  • At the time of McCain's death, there were reportedly dozens more Americans fighting in Syria for Islamic militant groups.
  • Later it was established that the first U.S.
  • citizen killed in the Syrian Civil War was Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha in May 2014.
  • McCain attended the same high school as Troy Kastigar, who also died as an Islamic extremist, in 2009 in Somalia.
  • The two may have been roommates.

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