Iraq to prosecute 100 European Daesh members
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File photo of two Belgian Daesh terrorists
Iraq is to prosecute at least 100 European Daesh terrorists, most of whom face the death penalty, says Belgium’s ambassador to the country.
The envoy Jawad al-Chlaihawi made the remarks to Belgium’s RTBF broadcaster on Sunday.
Among those detained are Belgians and Russians, as well as terrorists from Chechnya, and Central Asia, he said.
Reports say some of the European Takfiris hail from France and Germany, while many are from former Soviet countries and Turkey.
Extremists from those countries, as well as from elsewhere across Europe, notably Britain, joined the Takfiri terror group in droves in 2014, when Daesh launched its campaign of bloodshed and destruction against Iraq and Syria.
At the time, many European leaders ignored repeated warnings that hardened militants could return home one day and carry out attacks.
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