{
  "id": 17629002,
  "title": "Veteran French extremist Thomas Barnouin tells Iraqi court he regrets joining ISIS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/veteran-french-extremist-thomas-barnouin-tells-iraqi-court-he-regrets-17629002",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-01T15:12:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/11/01/veteran-french-extremist-thomas-barnouin-tells-iraqi-court-he-regrets-joining-isis/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Frenchman who converted to Islam before travelling to Syria in support of ISIS expressed contrition before a court in Iraq on Sunday, saying he regretted joining the group. Thomas Barnouin, whose career as an extremist stretches back to the 2000s, appeared before the court in Baghdad almost nine years after he was captured by Kurdish forces in Syria . Mr Barnouin, 45, is one of 47 French…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}