French Daesh suspects to stand trial in Iraq
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Some of the alleged French jihadists detained in Iraq must in principle begin to be tried from this Sunday, September 20, 2026. Nearly 50 French people transferred from the north-east of Syria where they had been detained for many years for terrorist offences related to the Islamic State organization are imprisoned in Baghdad. All face the death penalty following expeditious trials.
aljazeera.net
hathalyoum.netSix French today appear before the Iraqi courts on charges related to the organization of the State, in a group of 47 French who were transferred from Syria.
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The Frontier PostFrench Daesh suspects to stand trial in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Six French nationals are due to stand trial in Iraq on Sunday, as the country assumes responsibility for prosecuting thousands of suspected Daesh group members. Iraq’s prisons, already packed with Daesh suspects, have received thousands more detainees transferred since last year from neighboring Syria. An Iraqi judicial source told AFP on Thursday that six French nationals were scheduled to stand trial on Sunday. Their identities remain…
Six French appear before the courts in Iraq, where thousands of suspected members of the Islamic State are held of different nationalities awaiting trial. An Iraqi judicial source confirmed the holding of the trial hearing on Thursday, adding that the six French who have not been identified are among the first group of 47 French nationals transferred to Iraq in 2025 from neighbouring Syria, where... read more.
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