This article is about a Sudanese terrorist. For Sudanese labour organiser (1924–1971), see El-Shafie Ahmed el-Sheikh.
El Shafee Elsheikh
Born
(1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 35)[2]
Sudan
Nationality
Sudanese, formerly British (stripped of citizenship in 2018)
Known for
A role in ISIL atrocities as a member of the "Jihadi Beatles"
Criminal status
Incarcerated at ADX Florence
Conviction(s)
Hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203) (4 counts)
Conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203)
Conspiracy to murder United States citizens abroad (18 U.S.C. §2339B)
Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists (18 U.S.C. § 2339A)
Providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (18 U.S.C. § 2339B)
Criminal penalty
Eight concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole[1]
El Shafee Elsheikh (born 16 July 1988), known as Jihadi Ringo,[3] is a Sudanese (formerly British) Wahhabi terrorist who took part in atrocities of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS and IS) as one of the four so-called Jihadi Beatles.[4][5] He was found guilty of eight charges of hostage taking and murder by an American court in 2022 and later sentenced to eight life sentences without the possibility of parole.[6]
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^"Counter Terrorism Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". Home.treasury.gov. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^"Witnesses describe hostages' despair at Brit's terror trial". AP News. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^"Another Islamic State jailer who held Western hostages identified as Londoner". The Washington Post. 7 February 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^"ISIS Accomplice Of "Jihadi John" Named As "Quiet And Humble" Londoner". BuzzFeed News. 8 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^ISIS ‘Beatle’ Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Hostage-Taking Scheme that Resulted in the Deaths of American, British, and Japanese Citizens, U.S. Dept. of Justice website. Accessed 13 February 2024.
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