WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges Wednesday against two men from Britain who joined the Islamic State and were part of a cell that beheaded Western hostages, a law enforcement official said.El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men dubbed “the Beatles” by the hostages they held captive because of their British accents.
They are expected to make their first appearance in the afternoon in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly ahead of an official announcement.The expected charges are a milestone in a years-long effort by U.S.