Members of Iraq's security forces
Salah al-Din court sentences man to six years for supporting ISIS members
SALAH AL-DIN — The Salah al-Din Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a man to six years in prison for providing logistical support to members of the Islamic State group, according to a statement.
The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement that the court issued the sentence for the crime of “concealment and providing logistical support to elements belonging to the ISIS terrorist entity.”
According to the statement, the convicted man supplied three ISIS members with food and SIM cards and used his home as a shelter to harbor them in 2022 “to achieve terrorist objectives.”
Iraq’s National Security Service said it arrested 16 people on terrorism charges during operations carried out in January.
Early last month, Syrian government forces and allied Islamist militias launched a coordinated offensive against Kurdish-held areas in northeastern Syria, including Rojava, triggering renewed instability and humanitarian concerns.
The fighting has intensified international concern over detention facilities and camps holding thousands of Islamic State detainees and their families. Clashes near several sites have led to reported escapes, raising fears that deteriorating security conditions could allow ISIS to regroup.
U.S. Central Command has begun transferring detainees to Iraq, starting with 150 individuals, with plans to relocate up to 7,000.
Iraq’s First Karkh Investigative Court said Monday it has begun investigation procedures into 1,387 Islamic State members recently received from detention facilities in Syrian territory.