Trial of Six French Nationals Accused of Joining Islamic State Opens in Iraq
The men, facing possible death sentences, are being tried in a Baghdad court starting Sunday, according to France 24.
Six French nationals suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group went on trial Sunday at a court in Baghdad, Iraq, where they face the possibility of the death penalty, according to France 24.
Iraqi prisons, already holding large numbers of Islamic State suspects, have taken in thousands of additional detainees transferred from Syria since last year, France 24 reported.
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- Le procès de six Français présumés jihadistes s'ouvre en Irak — France 24 — Français
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