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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Cairo - Jamal Jawhar

Libyan Court Sentences 17 Former ISIS Members to Death

A member of a Libyan militia takes up a position against ISIS in Sabratha, west of Tripoli. AFP

Tripoli's Criminal Court on Monday sentenced to death 17 suspects convicted on charges of joining ISIS and participating in the killing of 53 people in the western city of Sabratha, a statement from the country’s top prosecutor said on Monday.

The death sentences were given out to those convicted of participating in the killing of 53 people in the western city of Sabratha and for resorting violence and armed operations in Sabratha and its surroundings.

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