The Latest Breaking News from El Shafee Elsheikh

Brother of murdered Scots aid worker ‘ready to stare down' ISIS thugs in court

Mike Haines is in the US preparing to come face-to-face with the terrorists accused of killing his brother David.

Daily Record · Apr 28, 2022

'Beatles' terror victim's brother 'ready to stare down those who killed David'

Mike Haines is in the US to read a victim impact statement as British terrorist Alexanda Kotey is sentenced for his role in executing hostages

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022

‘Beatles’ terror victim’s brother ‘ready to stare down those who killed David’

Mike Haines is in the US to read a victim impact statement as British terrorist Alexanda Kotey is sentenced for his role in executing hostages.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Islamic State 'Beatles' cell member El Shafee Elsheikh convicted of beheading hostages by US court

After a six-week trial and four hours of deliberations, a federal jury in Virginia finds 33-year-old El Shafee Elsheikh — whose British accent earned the Beatles' nickname — guilty on charges including lethal hostage-taking and conspiracy to commit murder.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

Police welcome conviction of British 'Beatle' IS terror cell member in US

The jihadist, who grew up in London, was accused of being one of a gang of four IS militants nicknamed 'the Beatles'

Wales Online · Apr 14, 2022

Brother of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines welcomes guilty verdict of Isis terrorist

David Haines, from Perth, tragically lost his life at the hands of the twisted terror cell, known as 'the Beatles' in September, 2014.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2022

U.S. jury finds member of Islamic State 'Beatles' cell guilty of terrorism offenses

A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in U.S. court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2022

Brit convicted as 'Beatle' in Islamic State beheadings trial

A jury has convicted a British national for his role in an Islamic State group hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

British ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh found guilty of role in kidnapping and killing hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh is the most high profile Isis figure to stand trial in the US

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

ISIS ‘Beatle’ Case Goes to the Jury in Virginia

A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British national who went to Syria to join ISIS and allegedly became a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." Wrapping up the government's case, prosecutor Raj Parekh said it had been proven…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2022