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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Kayla Jean Mueller

Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed 'The Beatles,' during an interview with The Associated Press at a security center in Kobani, Syria, March 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
November 30, 2020, 10:35 am
A long and winding road to US terror charges against Islamic State ‘Beatles’
Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh stand accused of belonging to a cell blamed for the jailing, torture and murder of Western hostages in Syria
By Eric Tucker
This image made from video posted on a militant website on April 29, 2019, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group's Al-Furqan media outlet. (Al-Furqan media via AP)
June 1, 2019, 8:59 am
Islamic State widow reveals she helped CIA in hunt for Baghdadi
Investigators confirm Umm Sayyaf helped give overview of terror chief’s hideouts; woman claims not to have played willing part in detention of US hostage Kayla Mueller at her home
By AFP
Austin Tice. (screen capture: YouTube)
June 24, 2016, 2:39 am
Steven Sotloff’s parents implore Obama to bring home missing US journalist
Four families of slain hostages urge president not to leave office without securing release of Austin Tice
By JTA
In this May 30, 2013, file photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The wife of a former senior leader of the Islamic State has been charged in federal court with contributing to the death of Mueller. The Justice Department on Feb. 8, 2016 announced charges against 25-year-old Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, who's also known as Umm Sayyaf. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener, File)
February 9, 2016, 11:00 am
Islamic State wife charged in death of US aid worker Mueller
Kayla Mueller ‘used for sex’ by IS leader al-Baghdadi, wife of IS oil minister contributed to her death, says US Justice Department
By AP
In this May 30, 2013, file photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener, File)
August 15, 2015, 12:49 am
Islamic State chief raped American hostage, US finds
Abu Bakr Baghdadi took Kayla Mueller as a ‘wife,’ according to Yazidi teen who informed American intel officials
By Ken Dilanian
President Barack Obama speaks about the completion of the Hostage Policy Review in the White House, Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
June 25, 2015, 8:46 am
Obama: US government let down hostages’ families
President clears way for families of hostages to pay ransom without facing prosecution, though government will continue to refuse to negotiate
By AP and AFP
Steven Sotloff next to his Islamic State captor, 'Jihadi John,' in a video released September 2, 2014. (Screen capture: SITE/Twitter)
June 23, 2015, 10:46 pm
In about-face, US okays paying ransom to jihadists
Obama administration changes a longstanding policy in wake of Islamic State executions of US citizens
By Julie Pace and Eric Tucker
In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. (Photo credit: AP/The Daily Courier, Matt Hinshaw)
May 24, 2015, 11:52 am
Slain IS hostage ‘gave up chance to escape’
Before her death Kayla Mueller had opportunity to flee captivity, but did not want to leave unwell cellmate behind, Foreign Policy reports
By ToI Staff
Kayla Jean Mueller after speaking to a group in Prescott, Arizona, on May 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)
March 7, 2015, 10:37 pm
Arizona family holds memorial for slain IS hostage
John McCain to deliver remarks at hometown ceremony honoring deceased Islamic State captive Kayla Mueller
By ToI Staff and AP
In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. (Photo credit: AP/The Daily Courier, Matt Hinshaw)
February 24, 2015, 5:51 am
Kayla Mueller’s brother: Bergdahl swap raised IS demands
Release of five Taliban terrorists for US serviceman hardened Islamic State’s position on American aid worker, family claims
By AP
Carl, left, and Marsha Mueller, center, hold candles at the memorial in honor of their daughter Kayla Mueller on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in Prescott, Ariz. (Photo credit: AP/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)
February 23, 2015, 7:32 pm
Brother of slain US hostage: Swap with Taliban raised IS demands
Eric Mueller says his sister’s situation worsened after trade of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners for a captive US soldier
By AP
A photo published on social media Friday, February 6, 2015 purporting to be of 26-year-old Kayla Jean Mueller. The Islamic State group claimed she was killed in a Jordanian airstrike.
February 23, 2015, 12:24 am
Slain US hostage’s father slams US ransom policy
Kayla Mueller’s dad says Washington prioritized its refusal to negotiate with kidnappers over the life of his daughter
By AFP
Kayla Jean Mueller after speaking to a group in Prescott, Arizona, on May 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)
February 16, 2015, 9:24 am
Boyfriend of American killed by Islamic State tried to free her
Omar Alkhani posed as Kayla Mueller’s husband in bid to rescue her from Islamic State, but she told the truth to save him
By Felicia Fonseca
Former US president Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the briefing room of the White House December 19, 2014, in Washington, DC. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
February 11, 2015, 7:34 pm
Obama seeks congressional approval to attack IS
President rules out ‘enduring’ offense, with both parties hesitant to support request
By AP
Kayla Jean Mueller after speaking to a group in Prescott, Arizona, on May 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)
February 11, 2015, 10:02 am
White House: At least one more American held hostage in Syria
News comes after family confirms death of Islamic State captive Kayla Mueller, following photos of her body sent by terror group
By Marissa Newman
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