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Islamic State ‘Beatle’ gets life term for US hostage deaths

Marsha Mueller, the mother Kayla Mueller, listens as Diane Foley, mother of James Foley, speaks to members of the media after the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh at the U.S. District Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, who was sentenced to life in prison, was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Paula Kassig, accompanied by her husband Ed Kassig, the parents of Peter Kassig, speaks to members of the media after the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh at the U.S. District Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, who was sentenced to life in prison, was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Diane Foley, mother of James Foley, foreground, accompanied by from left, Paula and Ed Kassig, the parents of Peter Kassig, Marsha Mueller, the mother Kayla Mueller and her sister Lori Lyon, speaks to members of the media after the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh at the U.S. District Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, who was sentenced to life in prison, was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Diane Foley, mother of James Foley, foreground, accompanied by from left, Paula and Ed Kassig, the parents of Peter Kassig, Marsha Mueller, the mother Kayla Mueller and her sister Lori Lyon, speaks to members of the media after the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh at the U.S. District Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, who was sentenced to life in prison, was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Diane Foley, mother of James Foley, speaks to members of the media after the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh at the U.S. District Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, who was sentenced to life in prison, was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) FILE - In this photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff's Office is El Shafee Elsheikh who is in custody at the Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Oct. 7, 2020, in Alexandria, Va. Elsheikh has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the deaths of four U.S. hostages captured by the Islamic State. Prosecutors say El Shafee Elsheikh is the most notorious member of the Islamic State ever to be convicted at trial in a U.S. court. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP, File) Diane Foley, mother of James Foley, speaks to members of the media after the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh at the U.S. District Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, who was sentenced to life in prison, was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Cameras are set up outside the U.S. District Courthouse before the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Cameras are set up outside the U.S. District Courthouse before the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh was convicted on April 14, 2022 of kidnapping and murdering freelance journalist James Foley as well as participating in the detention and murders of Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, all in 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)