Mass graves discovered where ISIS allegedly buried publicly executed British hostages

The report says the execution of at least 14 people by ISIS had not been previously reported, along with the approximate burial location of six people in Syria

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Mass graves where ISIS allegedly buried British and Western hostages it publicly murdered have been discovered.

The new allegations were revealed by a US-based Syrian research team following the trial of the 'Beatles', the British jihadist group that played a central role in the hostage-taking.

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Alexanda Kotey, also known as Jihadi George and El Shafee Elsheikh, Jihadi Ringo, are both serving life sentences in the United States.

Based on numerous court hearings and interviews with former ISIS fighters and witnesses, the Syrian Center for Justice and Accountability hopes that the bodies of the hostages can eventually be found.

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"Information gathered during the proceedings against the Beatles provided evidence regarding possible resting sites for foreign and Syrian hostages known to be executed, grave sites that may hold those whose fate remains unknown, and potential key witnesses from local Syrian communities where ISIS operated,” the research says.

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Between 2012 and 2015, Western journalists and aid workers were detained, tortured and in some cases executed by the four British nationals, the Beatles.

On November 22 this year, it will be exactly ten years since British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped, along with American journalist James Foley.

Mr. Foley was murdered by his captors, along with British and American aid workers and journalists David Haines, Steven Sotloff, Kayla Mueller, Peter Abdurrahman Kassig and Alan Henning.