An Iraqi court opened the trial of six French nationals accused of belonging to Islamic State on 20 September. The defendants, part of a group of 47 French detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq in 2025, could face the death penalty.
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Iraqi court opens trial of six French Islamic State suspects reuters.com
BAGHDAD, Sept 20 - An Iraqi court on Sunday opened the trial of six French nationals accused of belonging to Islamic State, with a member of the Supreme Judicial Council telling the court that the suspects could face the death penalty if convicted of crimes committed against Iraq and the Iraqi people.
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The defendants were among 47 French Islamic State detainees transferred from prisons in northeast Syria last year as part of a broader relocation process overseen by US forces and Iraqi authorities.
The suspects were part of a group of 47 French nationals transferred last year from Syria to Iraq, where numerous suspected IS members were already being held.