“Further delay is no longer possible” if the pair are to be tried in the United States. Even when it does, further litigation could ensue, Barr noted in his letter, which was first reported by Defense One. ADIn June 2018, then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid agreed to share evidence the British had gathered without seeking an assurance that Washington would forgo the death penalty. ADFollowing the Turkish military’s invasion of northern Syria last fall, U.S. forces moved the pair to al-Asad air base in Iraq. But both men claimed they did not know hostages would be killed until Emwazi beheaded Foley on camera.

Source: Washington Post August 19, 2020 19:29 UTC