2 of ISIS’ Infamous British Fighters Are Captured by Syrian Kurds
A senior United States official said Mr. Kotey and Mr. Elsheikh had provided valuable information to military interrogators about the remaining Islamic State leadership
and support structure, which are under tremendous pressure from air and ground attacks.
But the British government has stripped Mr. Kotey and Mr. Elsheikh of their citizenship, according to a United States official.
suspected that the two men were foreign fighters and gave them access to American Special Operations forces, United States officials said.
WASHINGTON — Syrian Kurdish fighters have detained two British men infamous for their role in the Islamic State’s imprisonment, torture
and killing of Western hostages, according to American officials.