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Iraq sentences seven French nationals convicted of ISIS membership to life imprisonment

Baghdad, Iraq ·

The court sentenced a seventh defendant to 15 years in prison. One of the defendants' lawyers said they will appeal the ruling.

Iraq has tried and sentenced many foreign nationals accused of belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS), which seized large areas of Iraq in 2014 before being driven out by 2017.

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