Iraq has convicted more than 500 foreign men and women of joining IS since the start of 2018.
The fate of hundreds of foreign jihadists sentenced to death or life terms in prison depends on Iraq's justice system, not the government, Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi told AFP.
So far, no executions have been carried out, and a German woman's death sentence was commuted to life in prison on appeal. He said:"There are discussions: will they be transferred, will they stay here, will they just stay a while in prison?"In early April, government sources said Iraq had offered to also put on the trial foreign jihadists held in neighbouring Syria in exchange for $2 million for each case, to be paid by their home countries.
Those repatriated to Iraq are to be housed in transit camps also being used by tens of thousands displaced by conflict.
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