13 August 2018•Update: 13 August 2018
BAGHDAD
An Iraqi court has sentenced a Daesh militant to death for involvement in a spate of assassinations of security personnel in the northern Nineveh province, according to the Supreme Judicial Council on Monday.
In a statement, council spokesman Abdul-Sattar Bayrakdar said the militant was convicted of killing and army personnel and planning explosives devices in Nineveh.
The Daesh militant was also involved in shooting down a number of civilians in Mosul and staging attacks against security forces, the spokesman said.
Monday’s verdict was issued under Iraq’s anti-terrorism act.
Late last year, officials in Baghdad declared that Daesh's military presence in Iraq had been all but destroyed. It appears, however, that the notorious terrorist group still maintains a limited presence in certain parts of the country.
Reporting by Sarhad Shaker: Writing by Ali H. M.Abo Rezeg
