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French jihadists held in Iraq set to be tried from Sunday
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Middle East
Around 50 French nationals who fought for the Islamic State group face the death penalty in Iraq, where they are detained. Their lawyers denounced this as a 'denial of justice' and called for their repatriation so they can be tried in France.
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