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ISIS ‘Beatle’ Found Guilty in US Trial

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:22 am
by claireokc
An ISIS fighter who took American hostages the terrorist group later killed was convicted on eight charges by a U.S. jury on April 14. Jurors found El Shafee Elsheikh guilty of hostage-taking resulting in death, conspiracy to murder U.S. citizens outside of the United States, and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking and provide material support to terrorists. Elsheikh, a former British citizen, was a high-ranking ISIS fighter and a key part of the team that planned and executed taking 26 hostages in Syria, according to witnesses who testified during the trial and the man himself, who told various outlets after his capture that he was involved. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/isis-beat ... 07185.html