An Iraqi court has sentenced Asma Mohammed, the first wife of late Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to death for her purported role in the terror outfit, including the detention of Yazidi women.
“The criminal court today sentenced Baghdadi‘s wife to death by hanging for crimes against humanity and genocide against the Yazidi people and also for contributing to terrorism actions,” a court official who declined to go on record as he is not authorised to talk to the media told Reuters on July 10.
The Karkh Criminal Court…
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