Baghdad, Sept 20, 2026 (AFP) - French IS suspects to stand trial in Iraq

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Six French nationals are due to stand trial in Iraq on Sunday, as the country assumes responsibility for prosecuting thousands of suspected Islamic State group members. Iraq's prisons, already packed with IS suspects, have received thousands more detainees transferred since last year from neighbouring Syria. An Iraqi judicial source told AFP on Thursday that six French nationals were scheduled to stand trial on Sunday. Their identities remain un......

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