Iraqi couple sentenced in Germany for ISIL war crimes against Yazidi girls

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A German court sentenced an Iraqi couple linked to ISIS to lengthy prison terms for enslaving and abusing two Yazidi girls.
The man received a life sentence, and his former partner received nine and a half years for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.

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A German court sentenced an Iraqi couple linked to ISIS to lengthy prison terms for enslaving and abusing two Yazidi girls. The man received a life sentence, and his former partner received nine and a half years for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.

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