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