Iraq on Tuesday sentenced a French woman to life in prison for belonging to the Islamic State group, the latest in a series of court rulings since the country’s defeat of IS. Her husband was killed near the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul, northern Iraq, and her son died in bombardment, Boutoutaou said. Two Russian women, both holding children in their arms, were also sentenced to life in prison at the same hearing. In January, an Iraqi court condemned a German woman to death after finding her guilty of belonging to IS. A court the following month sentenced another French woman to seven months in jail for entering Iraq illegally but ordered her release on time already served.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 11:48 UTC