Government & Politics
Alleged Isis members can be tried in US after UK high court ruling (LINK ONLY)
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El Shafee Elsheikh
Government & Politics
Mother of Isil Beatle agrees her [son’s] actions were ‘barbaric’ as she launches High Court action (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
UK supreme court ruling clears way for Isis pair to be tried in US (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
ISIS Beatles fear ‘Hell on Earth’ supermax prison that’s ‘fate worse than death penalty’ (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Concerns over whether UK can overcome legal hurdles to hand evidence to US on Islamic State ‘Beatles’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
US won’t seek death penalty against pair of IS militants
(AP) The Justice Department has notified the British government that it will not pursue the death penalty against two Islamic State militants suspected in the beheadings of Western hostages, removing a hurdle in the potential prosecution of the men in the United […]
Government & Politics
AG Barr promises to rule out death penalty for ISIS ‘Beatles,’ victims’ families say The decision breaks an impasse with the British government and appears to clear the way for the two former UK residents to be moved to the U.S. criminal justice system.
(NBC) Attorney General William Barr has promised to formally rule out the death penalty for two notorious ISIS detainees to ensure that the British government can provide evidence against them, relatives of the victims told NBC News after speaking with Barr by […]
Government & Politics
US open to dropping death penalty for Isil Beatles after UK objection (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
State Department declares ‘unwavering’ commitment to seeking ‘justice for the families’ of US citizens killed by ISIS
(Washington Examiner) The State Department said it has an “unwavering” commitment to bringing Islamic State fighters who killed U.S. citizens to justice. The agency sent this message as the families of the dead renew calls for captors, some of whom are being […]
Government & Politics
Peter Kassig’s family calls on Trump administration to bring ISIS members to trial in U.S.
(Indianapolis Star) The family of Peter Kassig, an Indianapolis native and aid worker who was beheaded by the Islamic State in 2014, joined three other families Thursday in asking the Trump administration to bring two ISIS members back to the United States […]
News: North America
Two of the ISIS terrorists dubbed the Beatles admit involvement in captivity of Kayla Mueller, James Foley In exclusive interviews, the two men, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, for the first time admitted their involvement in the captivity of Mueller.
(NBC) Two of the British ISIS terrorists dubbed the “Beatles” further incriminated themselves in the mistreatment of Western hostages in Syria, including Americans Kayla Mueller and James Foley, in interviews obtained exclusively by NBC News. In the interviews, the two men, Alexanda […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum ruling reignites debate over Britons who joined Isis (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Jailed jihadis stripped of citizenship including Shamima Begum could be allowed back (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
UK broke law over IS ‘Beatles’ by passing information to US
(BBC) The UK acted unlawfully by passing evidence to the US that could lead to the execution of two British members of an Islamic State murder squad. The Supreme Court said former Home Secretary Sajid Javid should not have passed information on […]
Legal
Supreme Court hears ‘Beatles’ case via video conferencing (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
British and Irish women who recruited for Isil found in makeshift jail after escaping detention camp (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
‘Will you apologise for the murder of David Haines?’: ITV News confronts ISIS ‘Beatles’ over death of British aid worker
(ITV) The two surviving British members of the ISIS terror cell dubbed “The Beatles” have been confronted by ITV News about what they know of the last moments of murdered aid worker David Haines. In their last TV interviews before both were […]
News: Europe
British IS fighter said he wanted to return to the UK in last interview before removal from ‘unstable’ Syrian prison
(ITV) A British IS fighter said he wanted to return to the UK to defend himself in his last interview before he was moved from an “unstable” Syrian prison and into US custody. Speaking to ITV News security editor Rohit Kachroo, El […]
Government & Politics
US moves 2 British IS members known as ‘Beatles’ from Syria
(AP) Two British militants believed to be part of an Islamic State group that beheaded hostages and was known as “The Beatles” have been moved out of a detention center in Syria and are in American custody, U.S. officials said Wednesday. President […]
Citizenship
Lib Dems to call for overhaul of revocation of UK citizenship rules (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Trump officials’ pleas to take back jihadis failing (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Father’s bid to keep British citizenship for son who went to Syria to join ISIS is thrown out by High Court judge (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
UK ‘has responsibility’ to prosecute IS fighters
(BBC) The failure to bring Britons who fought for the Islamic State group to justice in the UK is a “dereliction of responsibility,” a top US counter-terrorism official says. Since the fall of [the] group’s last Syrian stronghold, Baghuz, the US has […]
Government & Politics
Islamic State ‘Beatles’ El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey could be tried in UK
(BBC) British investigators have enough evidence to prosecute two of the so-called Islamic State “Beatles” in the UK, the Supreme Court has been told. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are accused of belonging to an IS cell which is thought to […]
News: Europe
British hostage-keeper Alexanda Kotey reveals to ITV News his role in so-called Islamic State
(ITV) A London-born “hostage-keeper” has for the first time admitted the role he played in the so-called Islamic State. Alexanda Kotey, who has been detained by Kurdish forces for the past 16 months, has now given a public confession about his part […]
News: North America
Canadian jihadist says IS foreign fighters ‘hung out to dry’
(AFP) A Canadian jihadist detained in Syria told AFP he has been “hung out to dry” by the Islamic State group like other foreign fighters and appealed to his government for help. Mohammad Ali, 28, was captured by the US-backed Syrian Democratic […]