Alexanda Kotey, the ISIS terrorist known as 'Ringo' from the British jihadist cell nicknamed The Beatles, has confessed to saving the life of Mohammed Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John, months before he became the caliphate's executioner.
In a jail cell interview with the Daily Mirror, Kotey described how he rescued Emwazi after he was shot by rebels from the Free Syrian Army near Aleppo in early 2014. Kotey said he held the wounded Emwazi in his lap and rushed him to a makeshift hospital, where he survived.
Despite Emwazi's later role in beheading Western hostages in internet videos, Kotey said the killings did not change his feelings about his friend, calling them 'only two minutes of his life'. He admitted weeping when Emwazi was killed by a US drone strike in November 2015.
Kotey, who was arrested by Kurdish forces in 2017 and is held in northern Syria, expressed regret for becoming a jihadist and said he wants to return to Britain. He is described by the US State Department as a recruiter who engaged in executions and torture.
