Iraq says it can help return Daesh fighters to their countries

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, above, said Iraq will try foreign fighters who took part in terror attacks in Iraq. (AFP/File)
  • President Barham Saleh said 13 French Daesh fighters will be tried in Iraq
  • Syrian Democratic Forces delivered more than 200 Iraqi Daesh militants last week to Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister says his country could help repatriate captured Daesh group fighters to their countries if asked.
At his weekly presser late Tuesday, Adel Abdul-Mahdi says Iraq would put on trial foreign fighters who participated in terror attacks in Iraq.
“It is one battle and Iraq should fulfill its duties and obligations,” he said.
During a visit to France this week, Iraqi President Barham Saleh said among the militants who will be put on trial in Iraq are 13 suspected French nationals who have been transferred to Iraq from Syria.
Iraq has received more than 200 Iraqi IS militants from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces militia in two successive batches last week, out of an estimated more than 500.

Topics: Iraq Daesh