Iraq 2018
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News on Iraq in 2018
- NOVEMBER 30, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ TO HANG MAN BEHIND 2012 TWIN CAR BOMBINGS IN KARBALA MARKET
A local court in the Iraqi province of Karbala sentenced to death on 29 November 2018 a man convicted of being behind two car bombings in a market six years ago.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IS FIGHTER WITH STRONG FAMILY LINKS TO AUSTRALIA IS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Islamic State (IS) fighter with strong family links to Australia has been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court after making detailed admissions about the operations and plots of the extremist group, ABC reported on 14 November 2018.
NOVEMBER 5, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
An Iraqi court on 4 November 2018 sentenced to death one of the assassins of the head of the Passport Directorate of Babylon (Babil) province, Commander Safa al-Dulaimi.
OCTOBER 23, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 13 WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Central Criminal Court in Baghdad has sentenced 13 Turkish women to death over affiliation to Islamic State, DPA reported on 21 October 2018.
OCTOBER 23, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MILITANT SENTENCED TO DEATH 3 TIMES OVER TERRORISM CHARGES
An Iraqi court has sentenced a militant from Anbar province to death over involvement in terrorist charges, a judicial source said on 21 October 2018.
OCTOBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST SIX CONVICTS INVOLVED IN TERRORISM CARRIED OUT
The Iraqi Justice Ministry has carried out death sentences against six convicts involved in terrorism charges, IraqiNews.com reported on 17 October 2018.
OCTOBER 12, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DA’ISH MEMBER IN SYRIAN RIQA CITY
An Iraqi court sentenced to death the Lebanese leading member in Da’ish (ISIS) organization Tariq al-Khayat, Iraq TradeLink reported on 11 October 2018.
- OCTOBER 11, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: THREE TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, LIFE OVER KILLING CIVILIANS IN ANBAR
The Criminal Court in Dhi Qar has sentenced a terrorist to death and two others to life in prison over carrying out several crimes in Anbar province, iraqinews reported on 10 October 2018.
OCTOBER 5, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: COURT SENTENCES CONVICT TO DEATH OVER EXPLODING RELIGIOUS SHRINE IN NINEVEH
An Iraqi court in Baghdad has sentenced a convict to death over exploding a religious shrine in Nineveh province, an official said on October 3, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 2 SENTENCED TO DIE FOR 'TERROR ATTACK' IN ANBAR
Two Iraqis were sentenced to death on September 24, 2018 after being convicted earlier of killing 12 civilians in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIL LEADER EXTRADITED FROM TURKEY CONDEMNED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on September 19, 2018 sentenced a prominent jihadist described as a deputy of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death on terrorism charges.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN GETS SIX DEATH SENTENCES OVER MASS KILLINGS IN BAGHDAD
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced a man to death six times on September 16, 2018 over his involvement in mass killings and kidnappings in the capital Baghdad.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: COURT SENTENCES TWO MILITANTS TO DEATH OVER KILLING, KIDNAPPING CITIZENS
Dhi Qar Criminal Court has sentenced two militants to death over killing and kidnapping charges, a security source was quoted saying on September 16, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST 7 ISLAMIC STATE MEMBERS CARRIED OUT
The Iraqi Justice Ministry has announced on September 10, 2018 carrying out death sentences against seven convicts over involvement in terrorism.
- AUGUST 29, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 3 DAESH TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court sentenced three members of the Daesh terrorist group to death
- AUGUST 5, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TERRORIST SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING 19 PERSONS, JOINING AL-QAEDA
The Diyala Criminal Court has sentenced a terrorist to death over killing 19 persons in an armed attack against a village in the province, the High Judicial Council said.
- JULY 30, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 4 AL-QAEDA MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A criminal court in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province sentenced four suspected al-Qaeda militants to death for involvement in terrorist attacks in 2007.
- JULY 25, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SENTENCES TO DEATH ISLAMIC STATE MEMBER WHO PARTOOK IN SHINGAL MASSACRE
An Iraqi Criminal Court sentenced to death by hanging a member of the Islamic State (IS)
JULY 23, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INVOLVEMENT IN KILLING 34 IRAQI, IRANIAN SHIITES
An Iraqi court has sentenced a man to death over his involvement in killing 34 Iraqi, Iranian Shiites while heading for Karbala to celebrate a religious ceremony.
- JULY 8, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: ISIS TERRORIST SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING OF 16 CIVILIANS
Nineveh Criminal Court has sentenced an ISIS affiliated terrorist to death on accusations of targeting security forces by planting explosive devices in al-Hamdaniya district.
- JULY 2, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 2 DAESH MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Dhi Qar Criminal Court in southern Iraq has sentenced two Daesh militants to death for involvement in terrorist attacks.
- JUNE 28, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTES 12 DEATH ROW JIHADISTS IN RESPONSE TO KILLINGS
Iraq executed a dozen death row jihadists on the order of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, his office said
- MAY 22, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ COURT SENTENCES BELGIAN JIHADIST TO DEATH FOR ISLAMIC STATE MEMBERSHIP
An Iraqi court sentenced a Belgian jihadist, who threatened Europe in propaganda videos, to death by hanging for membership of the Islamic State group, an AFP journalist reported.
- MAY 21, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TWO TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR JOINING IS
A criminal court in Iraq has sentenced two terrorists to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a judicial spokesman said.
- MAY 14, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR SLAUGHTERING RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT
An Iraqi court has sentenced a man to death by hanging for involvement in slaughtering a Russian diplomat in 2006, an Iraqi judicial official was quoted as saying.
- APRIL 22, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: TWO TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER KILLING POLICEMEN
An Iraqi court sentenced two terrorists to death over killing a number of policemen and other informers.
- APRIL 19, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO ISLAMIC STATE 'JUDGE'
An Iraqi court has given the death penalty to a man who acted as a legislative judge in Mosul for the Islamic State (IS) when the group was in control of the city, said a judicial spokesman.
APRIL 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MORE THAN 300 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR IS LINKS
Iraqi courts have sentenced to death a total of more than 300 people, including dozens of foreigners, for belonging to the Islamic State group, judicial sources said.
APRIL 17, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 4 FOREIGN WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JOINING IS
An Iraqi court sentenced four foreign women to death and three to life in prison for joining the extremist militant group Islamic State (IS), the Iraqi judiciary said.
APRIL 16, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 13 PEOPLE EXECUTED, INCLUDING 11 FOR ‘TERRORISM’
Iraq executed 13 people including 11 convicted on charges relating to "terrorism", the justice ministry said.