Britain Turns Over Evidence to US in ISIS ‘Beatles’ Case

Britain Turns Over Evidence to US in ISIS ‘Beatles’ Case
A combination picture shows Alexanda Kotey and Shafee Elsheikh, in Amouda, Syria, in undated photographs released on Feb. 9, 2018. Syrian Democratic Forces/Handout via Reuters
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LONDON—Britain says it has turned over to U.S. authorities evidence against two members of an alleged terror cell known as “the Beatles,” ending a drawn out legal battle to block the handover of the information.

The evidence against Shafee El Sheikh and Alexanda Kotey was given to U.S. prosecutors after the High Court of Justice in London refused to allow El Sheikh’s mother to appeal earlier rulings that paved the way for the move.