An Iraqi court said on Sunday that it had condemned to death by hanging a German woman of Moroccan origin after finding her guilty of belonging to the Islamic State (IS).
She was sentenced for providing “logistical support and helping the terrorist group to carry out crimes,” said court spokesperson Abdel Settar Bayraqdar.
“The accused admitted during interrogations that she left Germany for Syria and then Iraq to join IS with her two daughters, who married members of the terrorist organisation,” Mr. Bayraqdar said.
In September 2017, the same court sentenced to death by hanging a Russian man who was captured in Iraq’s second largest city Mosul and found guilty of fighting for IS.
Iraqi forces expelled the jihadists from Mosul in July 2017, ending three years of IS rule in the city.
The same month, a German teenage girl suspected of joining IS was arrested in Mosul, according to Germany’s Justice Department.
German magazine Der Spiegel reported that the girl had been held in Baghdad with three other German women, including one of Moroccan origin.
