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Islamic State hostages were forced to fight each other, US court hears

Aid workers and journalists subjected to constant abuse, Federico Motka says at trial of El Shafee Elsheikh

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

‘They played games with us’: Former hostage of Isis ‘Beatles’ describes brutal treatment at hands of British jailers

El Shafee Elsheikh is standing trial in Virginia for alleged involvement in hostage-taking operation

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Surviving hostage relates ordeal in Islamic State captivity

A hostage who survived more than a year as a captive of the Islamic State is testifying about the beatings and torture inflicted on him by his captors

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

US Trial Begins for ISIS Militant who Beheaded American Hostages in Iraq, Syria

An alleged member of a group of ISIS militants that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, faces a US criminal trial beginning on Tuesday. El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, will stand trial in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, on charges…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2022

U.S. trial begins for member of Islamic State 'Beatles' cell

An alleged member of a group of Islamic State militants that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, faces a U.S. criminal trial beginning on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

Trial to begin in Isis killings of US journalists and aid workers

If convicted, El Shafee Elsheikh faces a mandatory life sentence

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Murdered Brit’s daughter to confront his alleged Islamic State kidnapper in US trial

The daughter of a British aid worker who was murdered by Islamic State will fly out to the States to confront one of his alleged tormentors.

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2022