Beatle 'Ringo' reveals he saved Jihadi John's life before the killer went on to behead Western hostages

Tuesday 18th June 2019 17:31 EDT
 

A member of the ISIS Beatles gang has revealed he saved Jihadi John's life before he went on to execute Western hostages. Alexanda Kotey, also known as Ringo, had allowed fellow Brit Jihadi John to rise in the ISIS ranks, becoming the caliphate's executioner, by saving his life on the battle field.

Kotey, 35, has now revealed all about his friendship with fellow Londoner Mohammed Emwazi, in a shocking jail confession. Kotey also admitted to having a family living in Syria with whom he wants to live in the UK, despite having been stripped of his citizenship. He has a wife, and three girls, aged five, three and one and is hopeful of one day seeing them again. 

Both Kotey and Emwazi had been in a terror cell dubbed The Beatles by their prisoners in Syria, Emwazi had been nicknamed John and Kotey, Ringo.  Speaking to The Mirror, Kotey recalled how Emwazi killed a host of innocent victims, but that it didn't change his opinion on him because the killings actually only made up 'two minutes of his life'.

During the interview he is said to have got extremely emotional, admitting he wept when his friend was killed by a drone strike in November 2015. He highlighted how he had originally saved Emwazi after he was shot by the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo in 2014. Kotey said he held him in his lap and thought he was about to breath his last breath. Then months later, and back to full health, Emwazi caused terror when he appeared in a series of internet videos beheading Western hostages.

Kotey is currently imprisoned outside Raqqa, and restrictions were put in place during the interview as to what could be revealed. The 35-year-old also revealed he abused Western prisoners before they were beheaded and that he regrets joining ISIS.


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