Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life for joining IS

29 April 2018, 12:29 PM

UPDATED 29 April 2018, 18:34 PM

By AFP, Baghdad

Iraq today sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining the Islamic State group, according a judicial source.

The head of Baghdad's Central Criminal Court, which deals with terrorism cases, said the women were found guilty of "joining and supporting IS", according to an AFP journalist at the hearing.

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