Court Sentences Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Wife to Death
A court in Iraq has handed down a death sentence to one of the wives of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the deceased leader of the Islamic State. The ruling was based on her involvement in crimes committed against the Yazidi religious minority.
Yazidi Genocide by ISIS
During the ISIS occupation of a significant portion of Iraq and parts of Syria in 2014, the Yazidi community in the Sinjar region of northern Iraq faced brutal persecution. More than 10,000 Yazidis were killed, and 6,000 were captured by ISIS fighters in what the United Nations has recognized as a genocide.
Verdict Details
The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq announced that the convicted wife of al-Baghdadi was found guilty of collaborating with ISIS in the abduction and detention of Yazidi women. Identified as Asma Mohammed by The Associated Press, she was captured by Turkish forces and transferred to Iraqi custody for trial.
Legacy of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi met his demise in 2019 when he detonated a suicide vest during a confrontation with U.S. Special Operations forces in northwestern Syria. Reports suggest that in addition to leading ISIS, al-Baghdadi was involved in holding sexual slaves, such as Kayla Mueller, a humanitarian worker from Arizona who was tragically killed.
