Kurdish Fighters Capture 2 British IS Converts Known for Western Beheadings

U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters have captured two fugitive British Islamic State converts — part of a group of four terrorists known for torturing and beheading Westerners, U.S. officials say. The officials identify the two as Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee el-Sheikh. Kotey "likely engaged in the group's executions and exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electric shock and waterboarding," the State Department has said. It also said el-Sheikh "earned a...

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