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Iraqi Court Sentences 6 French IS Members to Life

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Iraqi court sentenced six French nationals to life and a seventh to 15 years for IS membership.
The judge applied Iraq’s law and chose life over death because the defendants were young.
Under Iraqi law each life term equals 20 years.
Lawyer Abbas al-Maliki said group will appeal to Iraq’s Court of Cassation within 30 days.
U.S. forces and Iraqi authorities coordinated the transfer because of insecurity in northeast Syria.

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Iraqi court sentenced six French nationals to life and a seventh to 15 years for IS membership.
The judge applied Iraq’s law and chose life over death because the defendants were young.
Under Iraqi law each life term equals 20 years.
Lawyer Abbas al-Maliki said group will appeal to Iraq’s Court of Cassation within 30 days.
U.S. forces and Iraqi authorities coordinated the transfer because of insecurity in northeast Syria.