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Iraq jails Turkish woman, Syrian for life over ISIS ties

An Iraqi court on Monday (February 12th) sentenced a Turkish woman and a Syrian man to life in jail over ties to the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS), AFP reported.

The woman was accused of "hiding the actions of a terrorist group to which her husband belonged", Supreme Judicial Council spokesman Abdel Sattar Bayraqdar said, referring to ISIS.

"The court condemned another Syrian terrorist to life in prison for belonging to ISIS and for taking part in attacks against Iraqi soldiers," he said.

An Iraqi court last month condemned to death by hanging a German woman of Moroccan origin after finding her guilty of belonging to the extremist group.

She is believed to be the first European woman to be sentenced to death in Iraq in relation to ISIS.

In September last year, Iraq sentenced to death by hanging a Russian man who was captured in Mosul and found guilty of fighting for the group.

In December, a Swede of Iraqi origin was among 38 people executed after being convicted of "terrorism".

Three French women awaiting trial in Baghdad could face the death penalty for joining ISIS, sources with knowledge of their cases told AFP last month.

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