El Shafee Elsheikh

El Shafee Elsheikh
El Shafee Elsheikh
Born	16 July 1988; Sudan
Nationality	Sudanese, formerly British (stripped of citizenship in 2018)
Known for	A role in ISIL atrocities as a member of the "Jihadi Beatles"
Criminal status	Incarcerated at ADX Florence
Convictions	Hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203) (4 counts); Conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203); Conspiracy to murder United States citizens abroad (18 U.S.C. §2339B); Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists (18 U.S.C. § 2339A); Providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (18 U.S.C. § 2339B);
Criminal penalty	Eight concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole

El Shafee Elsheikh (born 16 July 1988), known as Jihadi Ringo, is a Sudanese Wahhabi terrorist who took part in atrocities of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS and IS) as one of the four so-called Jihadi Beatles. He was found guilty of eight charges of hostage taking and murder by an American court in 2022 and later sentenced to eight life sentences without the possibility of parole.

El Shafee Elsheikh
Born	(1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 Sudan
Nationality	Sudanese, formerly British (stripped of citizenship in 2018)
Known for	A role in ISIL atrocities as a member of the "Jihadi Beatles"
Criminal status	Incarcerated at ADX Florence

Convictions	Hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203) (4 counts) Conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 1203) Conspiracy to murder United States citizens abroad (18 U.S.C. §2339B) Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists (18 U.S.C. § 2339A) Providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (18 U.S.C. § 2339B)
Criminal penalty	Eight concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole