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Alexandria (United States) (AFP) – Former hostages and relatives of victims are seeking justice, accountability and perhaps even some solace as the trial of a member of the brutal Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the “Beatles” gets underway. Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, accused of involvement in the murders of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and relief workers Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller. The 33-year-old Elsheikh, the most high-profile IS member to face justice in the United States, is charged with hostage-taking, …