#Alexanda Kotey

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'ISIS Beatle' Alexanda Kotey missing from US prison system records

‘ISIS Beatle’ Alexanda Kotey missing from US prison system records

The notorious terrorist and member of the ISIS cell dubbed “The Beatles,” who was serving a life sentence for the kidnap, torture and murder of western journalists and aid workers in Syria, has disappeared from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Fox News Digital confirmed Thursday.   Alexanda Kotey, 39, was sentenced to life in prison in April after being transported to the U.S. for trial in…

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Outrage over disappearance of ISIS beetle 'Jihadi George' from US prison in Alexandra Kote

Outrage over disappearance of ISIS beetle ‘Jihadi George’ from US prison in Alexandra Kote

The daughter of an aid worker murdered by the “ISIS Beatles” has voiced outrage after it emerged that one of the members of the notorious terror cell has vanished from the US prison system. Alexanda Kotey – who earned the nickname “Jihadi George” – is listed as “not in BOP custody” on the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) website, with his release date “unknown”. The 39-year-old from London is…

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Mystery as ISIS Beatle VANISHES from US prison system

Mystery as ISIS Beatle VANISHES from US prison system https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11625595/ISIS-Beatle-sentenced-life-torture-murder-hostages-VANISHES-prison-system.html?ito=native_share_channel-home-preview

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US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say they have captured 700 foreign fighters from more than 40 nations, including the UK. The SDF has not said how many are British - or former British nationals - but it is believed to be fewer than a dozen. El Shafee Elsheikh and  Alexanda Kotey, who were captured in January, are believed to be part of an IS cell which became known as "the Beatles' by their hostages because of their UK accents. The two men were associated with another Briton, Mohammed Emwazi - also known as "Jihadi John". He was seen in a number of high profile IS execution videos that showed the beheading of Western hostages, including US and British citizens. Emwazi was killed in a US drone strike in Raqqa, Syria, in 2015.

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Islamic State ‘Beatle’ pleads guilty

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ pleads guilty

Alexanda Kotey, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the “Beatles,” pleaded guilty Thursday in a US court to charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. Alexanda Kotey, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the “Beatles,” pleaded guilty Thursday in a US court to charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. – ‘Physical and…

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Two Daesh ‘Beatles’ to appear in US court to face charges

Two Daesh ‘Beatles’ to appear in US court to face charges

El Shafee Elsheikh (L) and Alexanda Kotey

Former British nationals El Shafee Elsheikh, 32, and Alexanda Kotey, 36, are accused of involvement in the murders of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid workers Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller. They are also suspected of involvement in the deaths of two Britons, Alan Henning and David Haines, and several other hostages including…

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U.S. charges Islamic State militants in deaths of American hostages

U.S. charges Islamic State militants in deaths of American hostages

Two Islamic State militants from Britain were brought to the United States on Wednesday to face charges in a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence against four Americans and others captured and held hostage in Syria, the Justice Department said.

El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men who were called “the Beatles” by the hostages because of the…

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Fear of infuriating Trump made UK drop opposition to death penalty for British Isis suspects, court told

Fear of infuriating Trump made UK drop opposition to death penalty for British Isis suspects, court told

Sajid Javid “gave up” on attempts to ensure the US did not execute two British Isis militants because he feared sparking outrage in Donald Trump’s administration, a court has heard.

El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey, who were allegedly members of a cell dubbed “The Beatles” and who killed a series of hostages in Syria, have been the subject of a legal dispute between the US and…

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British Gave U.S. Evidence Against ISIS ‘Beatles,’ Clearing Way for Trial

British Gave U.S. Evidence Against ISIS ‘Beatles,’ Clearing Way for Trial

WASHINGTON — The British government has transferred evidence to the United States against two notorious Islamic State detainees from Britain accused of playing a role in the torture and beheadings of Western hostages, apparently clearing the way for putting them on trial.

The transfer followed a ruling by the United Kingdom High Court on Tuesday rejecting a new legal challenge to the British…

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British ISIS jihadis linked to torturing, beheading 4 Americans in U.S. to face trial

Two of the 'ISIS Beatles' involved in the torture and execution of American hostages are en route to Washington D.C. to finally face charges

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are currently being transferred from US Custody in Iraq to mainland USA 

They are expected to make their first court appearance in Alexandria, Virginia, this afternoon as the Department of Justice announced charges

The pair are accused of playing a role in the executions of two dozen hostages, including four Americans 

They have claimed in the past they only ever tortured the hostages and didn't kill them 

British authorities have handed over evidence that will help the American prosecution of the pair 

AG Bill Barr has also agreed not to impose a death sentence on either man with the agreement of their victims's families 

They are half of a group of four British terrorists known as the ISIS Beatles  

Two ISIS fighters known as one half of the 'Beatles' terror group are on their way to the US to face charges for murdering American hostages in Syria and Iraq.

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are expected to make their first federal court appearance this afternoon in Alexandria, Virginia, an official from the Department of Justice told the Associated Press. 

The pair are both British but renounced their citizenship when they joined ISIS in Syria in 2014. 

They are accused by the State Department of murdering two dozen hostages including Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller, and at least eight other hostages from different countries, including the UK. 

Foley and Sotloff were journalists working in the region and Kassig and Mueller were aid workers.  

The accused claim they took part in torturing them and extracting information but that they did not take part in their executions. 

In interviews while in detention, the two men admitted that they helped collect email addresses from Mueller that could be used to send out ransom demands. She was killed in 2015 after 18 months in ISIS captivity. 

The State Department, however, has said that Elsheikh and Kotey played a much more active role and it 2017, declared the pair specially designated global terrorists.

Specifically, the agency said Elsheikh 'was said to have earned a reputation for waterboarding, mock executions, and crucifixions while serving as an ISIS jailer'.

Kotey, according to the State Department, acted as an Islamic State recruiter and 'likely engaged in the group´s executions and exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electronic shock and waterboarding'.

The expected court appearance Wednesday is a milestone in a years-long effort by US authorities to bring to justice members of a militant group known for beheadings and barbaric treatment of American aid workers, journalists and other hostages in Syria. 

James Foley and Steven Sotloff were both working as journalists in Syria when they were captured and killed by Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh

The two men admitted that they helped collect email addresses from Kayla Mueller (pictured left) that could be used to send out ransom demands. She was killed in 2015 after 18 months in ISIS captivity. Peter Kassig (pictured right) was also killed

Their arrival in the U.S. to face charges sets the stage for arguably the most sensational terrorism prosecution since the 2014 case against the suspected ringleader of a deadly attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. 

Elsheikh and Kotey have been held in US military custody in Iraq since October 2019, but the families of their American victims have long pleaded for them to be brought onto US soil to stand trial.

Mohamed Emwazi, aka Jihadi John, was the most prolific of the Beatles. He was killed in a US drone strike in 2016

British authorities were reluctant. 

They agreed to hand over evidence to the US that would help with a prosecution which was delivered two weeks ago. 

AG Bill Barr has also agreed not to impose a death sentence on either man with the agreement of their victims's families, who said they rather learn the truth of what happened to their loved ones through a trial. 

Neither of the men has been charged yet but charges may include conspiracy to commit murder, hostage-taking resulting in death, kidnapping resulting in death and homicide, according to Justice Department sources cited by The Washington Post on Tuesday.

Their trial is expected to take place in the federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.   

The most prominent member of the ISIS Beatles was Mohammed Emwazi, the hooded executioner known as Jihadi John who was filmed slicing the necks of some of the victims in sickening videos that terrified the world in 2014 when ISIS spread them. 

He was killed in a US drone strike in 2016. The fourth member is Aine Davis. He is being held in a Turkish prison on terror charges. 

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Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh (The Beatles) Biography, Wiki, Age, Family, Fast Facts You Need to Know

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh (The Beatles) Biography, Wiki, Age, Family, Fast Facts You Need to Know

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh Bio

Two British ISIS terrorists Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh who were the best known as “The Beatles” accused of killing American hostages are being transferred to U.S. military custody due to impending Turkish invasion into Syria threatening their continued detention by Kurdish forces.

Alexanda Kotey Biography

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LONDON | UK silent on US death penalty concerns for alleged jihadis

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LONDON | UK silent on US death penalty concerns for alleged jihadis

LONDON — A furor has erupted over leaked documents showing that British officials are not requiring their U.S.

counterparts to provide assurances that two alleged British jihadis loyal to the Islamic State group will not be executed if they are eventually put on trial in the United States.

The Daily Telegraph said Monday it had seen a letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions concerning two individuals who have been in custody since their capture in eastern Syria in January.

The two men, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, were allegedly part of a notorious cell of British jihadis known for their barbaric treatment of hostages. They got the nickname “the Beatles” because of their British accents. The most prominent member of the group, known as “Jihadi John,” was killed in a 2015 drone strike.

In 2014 and 2015, the group held more than 20 Western hostages in Syria and tortured many of them. It beheaded seven American, British and Japanese journalists and aid workers and a group of Syrian soldiers, boasting of the butchery in grisly videos.

The newspaper says Javid told Sessions that Britain would not seek “assurances” that the two would not be executed, which has caused controversy because Britain is a longstanding opponent of the death penalty. Britain typically does not send prisoners to other countries if they face possible execution.

Amnesty International UK spokesman Allan Hogarth said Britain should not abandon its opposition to the death penalty despite the appalling crimes that Kotey and Elsheikh are accused of.

“This is a deeply worrying development,” he said. “The Home Secretary must unequivocally insist that Britain’s longstanding position on the death penalty has not changed and seek cast iron assurances from the U.S. that it will not be used.”

The discussion between the two countries involves Britain providing information that might be used against the two in a future prosecution in the United States.

A spokeswoman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said she is aware of the letter. The spokeswoman says Britain remains opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances but views it as a “priority” to make sure these two men face criminal prosecution.

The two suspects were interviewed by The Associated Press in Kobani, Syria, in March and said they could not get a fair trial. They were captured by the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces amid the collapse of IS.

By GREGORY KATZ and NISHAT AHMED , Associated Press