The Central Criminal Court in Rusafa

IRAQ: ISIS MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ATTACK ON SECURITY FORCES

April 20, 2026:

Iraq’s Central Criminal Court on April 14, 2026 sentenced an ISIS member to death for a 2017 deadly attack on Iraqi security forces in Diyala province, according to the Supreme Judicial Council.
The convicted militant, along with an ISIS-linked group, targeted an Iraqi Army unit in the town of Saadiya, killing an army captain and wounding 12 personnel.
The ruling was issued under Iraq’s Anti-Terrorism Law No. 13 of 2005.
Earlier this month, Baghdad's Al-Karkh Criminal Court handed down a separate death sentence against another ISIS member for involvement in attacks targeting security forces and civilians, including the abduction of Yazidi women and the killing of men during the group’s attack on Sinjar in August 2014.