"The Counter Extremism Project's (CEP) report, titled 'Dutch Foreign Fighters: Before, During and After the ISIS Caliphate,' looks at the true nature of the role of Dutch recruits and calls on the authorities to hold them fully accountable."

"Elsheikh was born in Sudan in 1988 but moved to Britain as a child. His father left the family when he was seven years old, according to the non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP)."

"He studied mechanical engineering at Acton College in London, and was stabbed in a fight with a gang member when he was 19, according to the Counter Extremism Project."