Around a Dozen Australians Linked to ISIS to Face Iraqi Courts

Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council confirmed that interrogations of 5,704 individuals linked to ISIS, including over 5,700 transferred from Syria, have concluded and the cases will now be sent to trial courts based on the gathered evidence. About a dozen Australians are expected to stand trial, with Tareq Kamleh, a Perth-born paediatrician known as "Dr Jihad," and Yusuf Zahab, a teenager taken to Syria at age 12, identified among the group.

The council released a rough tally of detainees from 67 nations, noting the majority are Syrian, with smaller numbers from Arab states, the EU and other countries. Investigators said they uncovered proof of atrocities against the Yazidi community, naming six defendants connected to the enslavement of Yazidi women. Australian officials have previously refused assistance to citizens who joined the group, and diplomats were allowed limited consular visits during interrogations. Some prisoners were released due to insufficient evidence, including nationals from Finland, the United States, and several Iraqis and Syrians.