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Two British Members of IS Captured in Syria
Syrian Kurdish fighters have captured Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh.
Syrian Kurdish fighters have captured Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. The pair were located in January by US and British Special Forces. Their identities were confirmed using biometrics. Also: The deadline to avoid another US shutdown looms, and British scientists have grown human eggs in a laboratory for the first time.
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