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Iraqi court hands life sentences to three more French ISIS members

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“Iraqi court hands life sentences to three more French ISIS members”

An Iraqi court on Thursday sentenced three more French nationals to life in prison for being part of ISIS, bringing to 10 the number of French citizens convicted this week. The three men were sentenced by the Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad under Iraq’s anti-terrorism law. Under Iraqi law, a life sentence is equivalent to 20 years in prison and is subject to an automatic review by the Court of Cassation within 30 days. The verdicts come after the same court sentenced seven other French…

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