The facts
The three French nationals were convicted of ISIS membership and received life sentences from the Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad on 29 October, the reports said. [1][2]
The Supreme Judicial Council said their lawyers and French Embassy representatives attended the proceedings, Shafaq News reported. [2]
Six other French nationals received life sentences and a seventh received a fifteen-year sentence on 27 October. The latest rulings bring the week's total sentenced to ten. [1][2]
The defendants were part of a group of 47 French nationals transferred from northeastern Syrian detention facilities to Iraqi custody in 2025 on terrorism charges, the reports said. [1][2]
Still unconfirmed
- The full judgments and any appeals were not available in the checked material.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 30 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC.
The actual DW and Shafaq articles were read. The Council's linked announcement could not be retrieved, so the rulings are attributed to reporting of that announcement. No unpublished evidence, full defendant identities or new repatriation policy is inferred.
- Iraq: Life sentences for 3 French 'Islamic State' suspects
Deutsche Welle · Reporting · 29 Oct 2026
Actual article read. Its account includes AFP courthouse reporting; it is not counted as independent of AFP republications.
- Court hands three French ISIS convicts life sentences
Shafaq News · Reporting · 29 Oct 2026
Separately owned Iraqi newsroom. Its description of the judgment and hearing attendance attributes the Supreme Judicial Council; the shared official origin is explicit.