One of the first British jihadists to join Islamic State was being hunted by the security services last night after fleeing Syria.
Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 25, is believed to be hiding among thousands of refugees in the chaotic border zone with Turkey.
The former rap star, whose father was a key lieutenant of Osama bin Laden, was among the first foreign fighters to take up arms in the warzone two years ago.
His family links eased his path into the heart of the fledging terrorist group as he achieved online notoriety by posing with a severed head and threatening the West.
But he appears to have fallen out with Islamic State and confirmed publicly last week that he was no longer committed to its cause.
In a series of messages posted on Twitter, the Londoner joked with former friends and spoke of how he missed music while living among militant Islamists.
He also took the opportunity to follow the accounts of a string of women, including several who posed provocatively in their profile pictures.
In one outburst he attacked a critic for questioning his jihadists credentials, pointing out he had ‘lived’ experiences others could only see in violent computer games.
It is not known why Bary fell out with Islamic State but believed to be among up to 50 British fighters trapped in limbo in Turkey.
Many Western fighters have grown increasingly disillusioned amid sustained coalition bombing and military losses as well as tough living conditions.
They face prosecution and jail for terrorist offences if they return home and execution as traitors by their former comrades if they are caught.
Security sources said they are investigating reports Bary disguised himself as a refugee and escaped during a retreat from the border town of Tal Abyad last month.
Bary became the face of the British jihadist threat when he was exposed by the Daily Mail in December 2013.
Before he left the country he was an ambitious rapper known as Lyricist Jinn and L Jinny whose tracks were played on BBC radio stations.
He was brought up by his mother Ragaa in a large council-owned home in Maida Vale, North West London, now worth more than £1 million.
The property is a short distance from the home of Mohammed Emwazi, or Jihadi John, the terrorist mass murderer who he was often mistaken for.
By Chris Greenwood
