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| Syria war: Last of British IS 'Beatles' gang captured by Kurds | Syria war: Last of British IS 'Beatles' gang captured by Kurds |
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| Two British men believed to be members of a notorious Islamic State (IS) cell have been seized by Syrian Kurdish fighters, US officials say. | Two British men believed to be members of a notorious Islamic State (IS) cell have been seized by Syrian Kurdish fighters, US officials say. |
| Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh were the last two members of the cell to remain at large. | |
| The four, all from London, were nicknamed "the Beatles" because of their British accents. | The four, all from London, were nicknamed "the Beatles" because of their British accents. |
| US officials said the "execution cell" had beheaded more than 27 Western hostages and tortured many more. | US officials said the "execution cell" had beheaded more than 27 Western hostages and tortured many more. |
| The alleged ringleader of the group was Mohammed Emwazi, dubbed Jihadi John, who was killed in an air strike in Syria in 2015. | The alleged ringleader of the group was Mohammed Emwazi, dubbed Jihadi John, who was killed in an air strike in Syria in 2015. |
| The other suspected member of the cell was Aine Davis, who was jailed in Turkey last year on terrorism charges. | The other suspected member of the cell was Aine Davis, who was jailed in Turkey last year on terrorism charges. |
| The latest arrests were confirmed by US officials. Details of the men's capture were not immediately clear. | The latest arrests were confirmed by US officials. Details of the men's capture were not immediately clear. |
| The US state department says the four-man cell was responsible for beheading several Westerners. | |
| Emwazi, who was born in Kuwait, was the masked militant who featured in gruesome IS videos, taunting Western powers before beheading hostages. | |
| Victims who appeared in those videos included British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning, US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and American aid worker Peter Kassig. | |
| Who were the IS 'Beatles'? |