An Iraqi court said Sunday (January 21t) it had condemned to death by hanging a German woman of Moroccan origin after finding her guilty of belonging to the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS), AFP reported.

She is one of hundreds of foreign fighters held by Iraqi authorities after ISIS's defeat.

The German was sentenced for providing "logistical support and helping the terrorist group to carry out crimes", said court spokesman Abdul Sattar Bayraqdar.

"The accused admitted during interrogations that she left Germany for Syria then Iraq to join ISIS with her two daughters, who married members of the terrorist organisation," he said.

The woman, who was not identified, has 30 days to appeal, after which she could be executed, said legal expert Ezzedine al-Mohammadi.

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

A judicial source told AFP that one of the woman's two daughters had been killed while with the extremists.

The German media has reported that a German named Lamia K. and her daughter left Mannheim in August 2014 and were arrested by Iraqi forces during the final stages of the battle to oust ISIS from Mosul last July.

At least two other German women are also in prison in Iraq.

A German teenage girl suspected of joining ISIS was also arrested in Mosul, according to Germany's justice department.