10 July 2024 :
An Iraqi court on July 9, 2024 handed a death sentence to a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) member in Salahaddin province, state media reported.
“The terrorist participated with other convicts in kidnapping and killing two citizens, supplying terrorist cells with food, and attacking the Iraqi army in the village of Awinat,” state media said, citing a Supreme Judicial Council statement.
The ruling was based on Article Four of the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2005, the court said.
According to Article Four of the 2005 Counter-Terrorism Law, anyone found guilty of committing a terror offense is given a death sentence, with life imprisonment given to those who assist or hide those convicted of terrorism.