Islamic State Put 'Beatles' Isis fighters on trial, victims' families say Families express relief and call for Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh to be put on trial ‘The Beatles’: El Shafee Elsheikh, Mohammed Emwazi, Aine Davis and Alexanda Kotey. Composite: suppliedRelatives of the victims of an Islamic State torture and murder cell known as “the Beatles” have expressed relief that the two remaining members have been captured and said they wanted to see them stand trial. They are thought to have been questioned about the whereabouts of John Cantlie, the British journalist taken hostage by Islamic State. Like Emwazi and Davis, Kotey and Elsheikh grew up in west London, where Elsheikh worked as a car mechanic. They are understood to have initially joined al-Qaida in Syria before transferring their allegiance to Islamic State.

Source: The Guardian February 09, 2018 16:12 UTC