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British Islamic State fighters seized

Two British members of IS faction known as 'the Beatles' seized by Syrian Kurdish forces

It's three and a half years since the world watched in horror the spectacle of an American man savagely murdered - beheaded - in the Syrian desert by a British man. The American was James Foley and his murderer was dubbed Jihadi John. He was one of a group that became known bizarrely as the British Beatles. Its last two members Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh were captured by Syrian Kurdish forces.

(Image: Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, credit: Family handout)

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