French jihadists in Iraq: France

France "multiplies the steps" so that four French sentenced to death in Iraq for belonging to the group Islamic State (ISIS) escape the death penalty, said Tuesday, May 28, the head of French diplomacy.
"We are multiplying the steps to avoid the death penalty to these four French," said Jean-Yves Le Drian on France Inter radio.
"We are opposed to the death penalty and we say it (...) I myself reminded the President of Iraq, President (Barham) Saleh, our position," he added, with no more details.
Jean-Yves Le Drian also reiterated the position of principle of Paris, which refuses any return and judgment of its nationals affiliated with the IS in France.
"These terrorists, because they are terrorists who attacked us, who were also death-sowing in Iraq, must be judged where they committed their crimes," he said......