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French jihadist sentenced to life jail for Islamic State crimes against Yazidis
A French jihadist has been sentenced to life in jail over Islamic State group atrocities against Iraq’s Yazidi minority, the first case in France to tackle the issue.
The Pais Assizes Court has found Sabri Essid guilty in absentia of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in the crimes, committed when IS occupied swathes of northern Syria and Iraq a decade ago.
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