Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic State
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic State

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal appeals court upheld the conviction Friday of a British national for his role in a hostage-taking scheme by the Islamic State group that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago. Mueller was forced into slavery and raped multiple times by Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before she was killed. They were among 26 hostages taken captive between 2012 and 2015, when the Islamic State group controlled large swaths of Iraq and Syria.

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Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic State
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic State

Live Mint  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal appeals court upheld the conviction Friday of a British national for his role in a hostage-taking scheme by the Islamic State group that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago. He was later questioned by FBI agents who did read him his rights and told him that anything he said going forward could …

British ‘Beatle’ terrorist given life sentence over deaths of Western hostages
2 years, 4 months ago

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

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Islamic State ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for U.S. hostage deaths
2 years, 4 months ago

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for U.S. hostage deaths

LA Times  

El Shafee Elsheikh, a Briton who was sentenced to life in prison Friday for a leading role in the beheading deaths of American hostages, had a whimsical nickname, “Beatle,” that belied his viciousness. In fact, he is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State group ever convicted in a U.S. court, prosecutors said at his sentencing hearing …

Islamic State 'Beatle' Member Convicted in US for Beheading Hostages
2 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State 'Beatle' Member Convicted in US for Beheading Hostages

News 18  

A jury convicted a British national Thursday for his role in an Islamic State group hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago, resulting in the deaths of four Americans, three of whom were beheaded. In convicting Elsheikh, the jury concluded that he was one of the notorious Beatles, Islamic State captors nicknamed for their accents …

U.S. jury finds Islamic State ‘Beatle’ guilty of murdering Western hostages
2 years, 8 months ago

U.S. jury finds Islamic State ‘Beatle’ guilty of murdering Western hostages

LA Times  

A jury found a British national guilty of murder and other charges Thursday for his role in an Islamic State hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago, resulting in the deaths of four Americans, three of whom were beheaded. In convicting El Shafee Elsheikh, the jury concluded that he was one of the notorious “Beatles,” …

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