Two French Men Sentenced to Death for Joining ISIS in Iraq
Two French men were sentenced to death by an Iraqi
court after they were found guilty of being ISIS members, a prosecutor said.
Iraq is conducting trials of thousands of suspected
ISIS fighters, including hundreds of foreigners, with many arrested as the group's
strongholds crumbled, Reuters reported.
Sunday's sentences bring the number of French
citizens facing the death penalty in Iraq to nine, the prosecutor noted, adding
that another three are due to stand trial on Monday.
"There was sufficient evidence to hand down a
death sentence. They both were fighters of the terrorist IISIS
organization," the prosecutor said of the convictions, which can be
appealed.
All the nine French men convicted so far were
extradited to Iraq in February.
According to Reuters, military sources at the time
said that 14 French citizens were among 280 Iraqi and foreign detainees handed
over by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
