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4th ISIS ‘Beatles’ member identified
The last unnamed member of the so-called ISIS “Beatles” gang was on Tuesday identified as a 27-year-old from west London.
The last unnamed member of the so-called ISIS “Beatles” gang was on Tuesday identified as a 27-year-old from west London.
The gang named in reference to the English accents of the terrorist suspects was led by Mohammed Emwazi, dubbed Jihadi John and killed in 2015 in a US drone strike in Syria.
Sudanese-born El Shafee Elsheikh has emerged as the fourth member of the cell, which has been filmed killing and torturing Western hostages in ISIS-held territory.
“We tried to handle this in a mild, considerate way, but before we could do anything he just left,” said his father Rashid Sidahmed ElSheikh, a translator based in London.
According to hostages later released, the “Beatles” were allegedly responsible for beatings, waterboarding, mock executions and killings of a number of mainly Western hostages.
El Sheikh was identified through a joint Washington Post and BuzzFeed News investigation. His name was confirmed by a former US counter-terrorism official and other people familiar with British nationals in Syria.
