{"id":90705,"date":"2023-01-13T07:53:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T07:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=90705"},"modified":"2023-01-13T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T10:02:21","slug":"isis-beatle-reportedly-no-longer-in-us-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/90705\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIS &#8216;Beatle&#8217; reportedly no longer in US custody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Alexanda Kotey, former member of the infamous Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cell known as &#8216;the Beatles&#8217;, appears to no longer be listed as in custody at the high-security prison in Pennsylvania, US, where he had been serving a life sentence for crimes he committed while he was a member of the group since August 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bethany Haines, the daughter of one of Kotey&#8217;s 27 murder victims, says he is likely still within the US penal system. 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