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Iraq court sentences Belgian jihadist to death for IS membership

An undated photo released by the Iraqi judiciary on January 23, 2018, shows Belgian jihadist Tarik Jadaoun, who was sentenced to death for membership of the Islamic State group

An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced a Belgian jihadist, who threatened Europe in propaganda videos, to death by hanging for membership of the Islamic State group.

The tough punishment is the latest doled out in the conflict-scarred country to foreigners who flocked to the self-declared caliphate of IS.

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