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flag A Paris court sentenced absent French jihadist Sabri Essid to life in prison on March 20, 2026, for genocide and crimes against humanity against the Yazidis during ISIS’s 2014–2016 campaign.

flag A Paris court sentenced French jihadist Sabri Essid to life in prison in absentia on March 20, 2026, for genocide and crimes against humanity linked to the Islamic State’s 2014–2016 campaign against the Yazidi minority in Iraq and Syria. flag The trial, the first in France to address the Yazidi genocide, heard testimony from survivors who described being captured, sold in IS slave markets, and subjected to repeated rape, starvation, and abuse. flag Prosecutors said Essid participated in a systematic effort to destroy the Yazidi community due to their religion, with the UN recognizing the actions as genocide. flag The verdict aligns France with Germany, Belgium, and Sweden in holding IS members accountable, even as some suspects are presumed dead.

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