Final two ISIS ‘Beatles’ captured by American-backed Kurdish forces

By Katie Leach

Published February 9, 2018 12:38am ET

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Final two ISIS ‘Beatles’ captured by American-backed Kurdish forces — Soldiers with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have successfully captured two men, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were part of a four-man Islamic State militant group dubbed the "Beatles" for their British accents. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) | Hussein Malla

The last two members of Islamic State “Beatles” have been identified and captured in Syria by Kurdish fighters, according to U.S. officials.

The two men, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, were part of a four-man ISIS militant group dubbed the “Beatles” for their British accents, which also included their notorious ringleader, Mohammed Emwazi, better known as “Jihadi John.” Together the men carried out the beheading of 27 hostages and tortured countless other hostages.

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