Trial of suspected French jihadists begins in Iraq

Around fifty French nationals detained in Iraq for terrorism face trial starting September 20.

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Transferred from Syria, they risk the death penalty for ties to the Islamic State.

Their detention in Syria lasted several years before this transfer.

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