James Foley

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.

August 6, 2020 and   

(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 […]

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.

July 23, 2020 , and   

(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 […]

News: North America

In letter, ‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh said ISIS ‘doing a spectacular job’ Lindh is set to be released from prison Thursday amid concerns among U.S. authorities that he remains a potentially violent Islamic extremist.

May 22, 2019   

(NBC) John Walker Lindh, the American captured fighting with the Afghan Taliban two months after the 9/11 attacks, is set to be released from prison Thursday amid concerns among U.S. authorities that he remains a potentially violent Islamic extremist, current and former […]