Six French nationals to face trial in Iraq over alleged IS links
French IS suspects to stand trial in Iraq
Baghdad: A group of six French nationals is set to face trial in Iraq on Sunday, as the nation assumes the role of prosecuting thousands of suspected Islamic State (IS) members. Iraq's prisons, already crowded with IS suspects, have absorbed thousands more detainees since last year, transferred from neighboring Syria. According to an Iraqi judicial source, these six individuals are part of a larger group of 47 French citizens transferred from Syria last year.
The broader group includes Adrien Guihal, who allegedly claimed responsibility for the 2016 Nice attack on behalf of IS.
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