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Painting honors slain Arizona aid worker

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In this March 30, 2019, file photo, Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed &quot;The Beatles,&quot; speak during an interview with The Associated Press at a security center in Kobani, Syria, Friday, March 30, 2018. The men said that their home country's revoking of their citizenship denies them a fair trial. &quot;The Beatles&quot; terror cell is believed to have captured, tortured and killed hostages including American, British and Japanese journalists and aid workers. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) **FILE**

Justice Department unseals charges against British ISIS members involved in the death of 4 Americans

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorney General William Barr talks to the media during a news conference about Operation Legend, a federal task force formed to fight violent crime in several cities, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Barr says he’ll drop death penalty threat against ISIS terrorists who killed American aid worker

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Carl, left, and Marsha Mueller, center, hold candles at the memorial in honor of their daughter Kayla Mueller on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher) ** FILE **

Kayla Mueller’s parents says daughter would still be alive if Obama was ‘as decisive as’ Trump

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Amal Clooney speaks during a Security Council meeting on sexual violence at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Amal Clooney seeking Islamic State woman for Yazidi crimes

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Parents of slain aid worker donate $120,000 to nonprofit

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In this May 30, 2013, file photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The wife of a former senior leader of the Islamic State has been charged in federal court with contributing to the death of Mueller. The Justice Department on Feb. 8, 2016, announced charges against 25-year-old Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, who's also known as Umm Sayyaf. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener, File)

White House promises Obama will send belated donation to Kayla Mueller charity

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this May 30, 2013, file photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The wife of a former senior leader of the Islamic State has been charged in federal court with contributing to the death of Mueller. The Justice Department on Feb. 8, 2016, announced charges against 25-year-old Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, who's also known as Umm Sayyaf. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener, File)

Iraqi woman charged with role in Kayla Mueller’s death

By Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The parents of the late American hostage Kayla Mueller say they were told by American officials that their daughter was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)

Kayla Mueller raped repeatedly by Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Associated Press

In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The parents of the late American hostage Kayla Mueller say they were told by American officials that their daughter was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)

Abu Bakr Baghdadi, Islamic State leader, raped American hostage Kayla Mueller, U.S. intel finds

By Ken Dilanian - Associated Press

The Mueller family is seen during the memorial service for Kayla Mueller in the Yavapai College Performance Hall Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Les Stukenberg)

Obama meets parents of Kayla Mueller

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Carl, left, and Marsha Mueller hold candles at a memorial in honor of their daughter Kayla Mueller on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in Prescott, Ariz. Kayla Mueller's death earlier this month was confirmed by her family and U.S. officials. The 26-year-old international aid worker from Prescott had been captured in Syria in August 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)

Kayla Mueller’s father: U.S. ‘put policy in front of American citizens’ lives’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this May 30, 2013 file photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. Omar Alkhani, boyfriend of Mueller, spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, via webcam from Turkey in one of his first interviews. Alkhani talked about how he met Mueller in 2010 and the last time he saw her in 2013 as a prisoner of the Islamic State group. The U.S. government and Mueller’s family confirmed her death last week. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Matt Hinshaw, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Memorial in Kayla Mueller’s hometown honors her life, work

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Remembering Kayla Mueller

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The parents of an American woman held by Islamic State militants say they have been notified of her death. Carl and Marsha Mueller, the parents of Kayla Jean Mueller, released a statement on Tuesday saying they have been told that she has died. The White House also issued a statement confirming her death.The Islamic State group said Friday that the 26-year-old Mueller from Prescott, Arizona, died in a Jordanian airstrike. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Matt Hinshaw)

Obama vows retribution against Islamic State for Kayla Mueller death

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, Seema Kassab, in front, of The Muslim Liberty Project (MLP) holds a candlelight vigil in honor of victims of the Islamic State group at the Hayden Lawn, Arizona State University Tempe, Ariz., Campus. The vigil recognized IS hostage Kayla Mueller, an aid worker from Prescott, Ariz., who was taken in Aleppo on Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Nick Oza) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

White House: At least one more U.S. hostage in Middle East

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this June 16, 2014, file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group, slogans as they carry the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad. ISIS placed eighth on Google's list of 2014's fastest-rising global search requests, the company said Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. (AP Photo, File)

Islamic State claims U.S. female captive killed in Jordanian airstrike

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times