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Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life for joining IS: judiciary

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RSS April 30, 2018
Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life for joining IS: judiciary

BAGHDAD – Iraq on Sunday 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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