Three French nationals on Thursday received sentences of life imprisonment in Iraq after being convicted of joining the so-called " Islamic State " terror group.

The criminal court in Baghdad sentence Charly S., Kamal M, and Amir A. to life terms in prison which amounts to 20 years of imprisonment in Iraq.

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The trio were found guilty of "the crime of joining the terrorist Islamic State organisation and of having contributed, together with members of the group, to spreading terror," an AFP correspondent said.

Tuesday saw another six French nationals from the same group sentenced to life in prison and a seventh to 15 years for belonging ​to the Islamist militant group.

All of the French nationals sentenced thus far belong to a group of 47 French nationals who were transferred from detention in Syria last year.

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