Elsheikh, 34, was sentenced in August to life in prison, but he avoided being sent to ADX Florence in Colorado, claiming he suffered from poor mental health.
A de escalation in this crisis. reports from the somali capital, mogadishu, say at least 10 people have been killed during the ongoing occupation of a hotel by islamist militants. gunshots. the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fierce gunfight. the islamist militant group, al shabaab, says it is carrying out the attack. it s not clear how many gunmen are alive. dozens of people including many children were earlier rescued from the hotel. it is popular with government officials and politicians, and several are reported to have been wounded in the attack. a former british member of an islamic state terror cell is beginning a life sentence in the united states for his role in the murder of western hostages in syria. el shafee el sheikh was part of a group of is members nicknamed the beatles
High profile he is the highest member, the most high profile member of the islamic state who faced a jury trial here in the us. the trial lasted more than two weeks and conclude in april where he was convicted on eight counts and today, he was past his sentence and was given a life sentence and was given a life sentence for his crimes. and with thejudge said in court, he described what el shafee elsheikh did is terrific, barbaric, crueland callous. he also said what he did was criminal. his actions are said to have resulted in the deaths of four us hostages, james foley also, stephen, kalin and peter as well as to british aid workers alan and david. he is the most high profile member and he has been convicted to life injail. he declined member and he has been convicted to life in jail. he declined the opportunity to comment and the judge askedif opportunity to comment and the judge asked if you want to say anything and throughout the trial, he has never said anything apart from the fac