Overview

• The court said the defendant formed groups and dispatched them to fight abroad in exchange for money.
• Anonymous judicial and security officials identified him as Risan Falah Kamel, and the verdict falls under Iraq’s 2012 anti‑human trafficking statute.
• Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee has acknowledged Iraqis fighting for Russia, pledging inquiries to curb the practice.
• Local outlets have reported that several thousand Iraqi nationals may be serving with Russian forces, a figure that remains unverified.
• Related reporting describes wider cross‑border fighter flows, including Beijing’s denial of Ukrainian claims about Chinese fighters and U.S. and South Korean assertions that North Korea sent troops and ammunition to assist Russia.