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Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic State

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a British national for his role in a hostage-taking scheme by the Islamic State group that tortured and killed Americans and other westerners a decade ago

The Independent UK

‘IS Beatle’ to be sentenced on terrorism charges

Aine Leslie Davis last month admitted having a firearm for terrorist purposes and two charges of funding terrorism.

The Independent UK

Briton once suspected to have been one of ISIS Beatles admits terrorism charges

Aine Leslie Davis, 39, was charged with three offences after returning to the UK and being arrested at Luton Airport last August.

The Independent UK

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ISIS 'Beatle' is moved to supermax prison after mental health appeal fails

El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced in August to a full-life stretch, and has now been sent to ADX Florence in Colorado to serve out his sentence

Daily Mirror

ISIS 'Beatle' Alexanda Kotey back behind bars months after going missing from jail

The 39-year-old was taken from his cell in Pennsylvania, US, in November as part of a cooperation deal with the CIA, the Mirror understands

Daily Mirror

Outrage as location of Isis Beatle ‘Jihadi George’ disappears from US prison website

A BOP spokesperson confirmed to The Independent that Alexanda Kotey is not currently in BOP custody but did not reveal where he is or why he has been moved

The Independent UK

Mass graves discovered where ISIS may have buried executed British hostages

The report states that the ISIS execution of at least 14 individuals had not previously been reported as well as the approximate burial location of six individuals in Syria

Daily Mirror

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Wrongful detentions of Americans by foreign powers are fast rising, a new study says

The report finds a dramatic rise in the number of Americans who are being wrongfully held, as a growing number of countries embrace the practice as a way to gain leverage over the U.S.

WEKU

Widow of murdered aid worker David Haines still sees husband 'in daughter's eyes'

Dragana, who is raising the couple's daughter Athea, 12, said the pain is still unbearable on the eighth anniversary of his death.

Daily Record

ISIS Beatle caged in notoriously violent US jail having been spared 'Alcatraz of Rockies'

The jihadist Alexanda Kotey, 38, has now been flown to USP Canaan in Waymart, Pennsylvania, known for its fearsome reputation for extreme violence after being rewarded for his help

Daily Mirror

Wife of murdered Perth aid worker David Haines says her pain goes on as Isis killer is jailed

El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced on Friday in the US for his role in the hostage-taking outrage after being convicted by a jury in April this year

Daily Record

Questions over NHS Covid cash as Scots health board faces £70m black hole

Record View says one of Scotland’s biggest health boards cannot be allowed to fail.

Daily Record

Widow of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines 'will never forgive' as killer ISIS 'Beatle' jailed for life

David, from Perth, tragically lost his life at the hands of the twisted terror cell in September, 2014, after being kidnapped from a Syrian aid camp the previous year.

Daily Record

ISIS Beatle tries to avoid Alcatraz-style prison by claiming he has poor mental health

ISIS executioner El Shafee Elsheikh has been sentenced to eight life terms and is almost certain to serve them alongside some of the world's most deadly inmates at a supermax jail.

Daily Mirror

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WEKU

An Islamic State member is sentenced to life in prison in the deaths of hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.

AFP

Islamic State 'Beatle' jailed for life by US court

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was sentenced to life in prison by a US court on Friday for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria.

The Independent UK

El Shafee Elsheikh’s victims’ families say his silence ‘speaks volumes’

The British jihadist was given the opportunity to speak at his sentencing on Friday, but he declined to do so.

Reuters

Islamic State militant gets life in U.S. prison over killing of American hostages

A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an Islamic State cell known as "The Beatles" to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria.

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Wales Online

Islamic State 'Beatle' jailed for life after American hostages killed

El Shafee Elsheikh grew up in London

The Independent UK

James Foley ‘more alive than ever’ eight years on from the day of brutal death

The murdered US journalist will live on in ‘all who aspire to moral courage’ as well as the memories of his family and friends, his mother said.

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IS ‘Beatle’ gets life for US deaths

A British IS hostage-taker nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four US hostages.

The Independent UK

Who were the four British terrorists dubbed ‘The Beatles’?

Here is a little of what is known about each of the four alleged members of the Islamic State terrorist cell.

The Independent UK

Islamic State 'Beatle' gets life term for US hostage deaths

A British man nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives because of his English accent has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State

The Independent UK

British ‘Beatle’ terrorist given life sentence over deaths of Western hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, showed no emotion as judge Thomas Selby Ellis delivered his verdict.

AFP

Islamic State 'Beatles' member jailed for life by US court

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