BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces said they shot dead a
convicted terrorist on Saturday as he tried to escape from a prison with two
accomplices.
The three prisoners, all members of Daesh, were serving life
sentences at the Taji penitentiary north of Baghdad, the security services said
in a statement.
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They were spotted as they tried to break out of jail by
climbing over an external wall, the statement said.
Guards opened fire "when they refused to heed
warnings", it said, adding one prisoner was killed while the two others
"surrendered".
"The three terrorists had been sentenced to life in
jail," the statement said without identifying them.
Iraq officially declared victory over Daesh in 2017, and two
years later they were defeated in Syria.
But sleeper cells continue to be active in both countries
where they frequently carry out attacks.
After the demise of Daesh in Iraq, courts in the country
have sentenced hundreds to death for crimes perpetrated by the terrorists.
Only a small proportion of the sentences have been carried
out, as they must be approved by the president.
Barham Saleh, who has held the post since 2018, is known to
be against capital punishment.
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