Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Iraqi Court Sentences Wife of ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi to Death

Asma Mohammed convicted for detaining Yazidi women and aiding terrorist activities

  • The court ruling aligns with Iraq's anti-terrorism and Yazidi survivors' laws.
  • Asma Mohammed was extradited from Turkey to Iraq in 2023.
  • She was accused of holding Yazidi women captive in her home in Mosul.
  • Human rights groups criticize the lack of due process in terrorism trials in Iraq.
  • The sentence is pending ratification by an Iraqi appeals court.
Hero image