TOPSHOT - A picture taken on April 29, 2018 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's Central Criminal Court shows Russian women who have been sentenced to life in prison on grounds of joining the Islamic State (IS) group standing with children in a hallway. - Iraq sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining IS group on April 29, according to an AFP journalist and a judicial source. The president of Baghdad's Central Criminal Court, which deals with terrorism cases, said the women were found guilty of "j

Foreign IS fighters face justice in Baghdad criminal court

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TOPSHOT - A picture taken on April 29, 2018 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's Central Criminal Court shows Russian women who have been sentenced to life in prison on grounds of joining the Islamic State (IS) group standing with children in a hallway. - Iraq sentenced 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining IS group on April 29, according to an AFP journalist and a judicial source. The president of Baghdad's Central Criminal Court, which deals with terrorism cases, said the women were found guilty of "j

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