Years on from fall of IS, French jihadists face justice in Iraq

Years on from fall of IS, French jihadists face justice in Iraq

Years on from the group's military defeat, accused members are again in the spotlight -- this time on trial in Iraq, including French nationals, for atrocities committed against the people trapped in the so-called caliphate. Trials began in September for 47 French citizens who were transferred from Syria last year, charged with belonging to the group that controlled large parts of both countries between 2014 and 2017. In its first verdicts hande…