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Iraqi News
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
NCIJC documents the testimony of a Yazidi survivor of captivity
Baghdad-INA The National Center for International Judicial Cooperation (NCIJC) announced today, Sunday, the documentation of the testimony of a Yazidi survivor of captivity. NCIJC said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "After completing legal procedures by the First Karkh Investigation Court, the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation heard the testimony of a Yazidi survivor via video conference during the court session held on May 7, 2025." The statement added that he "received a request for legal assistance from the Basic Court in Pristina, Kosovo, filed against the terrorist criminal Murad Diranjani, who was involved in committing serious crimes and violations during his tenure with the terrorist organization ISIS in Iraq and Syria." It continued, "After examining the archived data at the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, it was revealed that the Iraqi victim, a survivor from the Yazidi community, was found." He noted that she was "kidnapped, enslaved, and assaulted by the criminal known as Abu Yahya al-Almani, who is involved in committing crimes against humanity and genocide."
Fox News
29-04-2025
- Fox News
ISIS suspect arrested in New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack that killed 14
Iraqi authorities on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of an ISIS member accused of inciting the New Year's terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that left 15 people dead, including the perpetrator. The arrest comes months after 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar of Texas killed 14 civilians and injured 57 others when he rammed a Ford F-150 through crowds of people celebrating New Year's on the famous New Orleans street around 3 a.m. Jan. 1. Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police. Iraqi authorities said their investigation into the ISIS member came at the request of American authorities but did not expand on exactly what incited the deadly attack, and officials are not releasing the suspect's name. The suspect will be tried in Iraq under the country's anti-terror laws for being a member of ISIS, according to a translated statement from the Iraq judiciary. "With efforts from the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, a person involved in the terrorist ISIS organization was arrested for inciting the hit-and-run incident that occurred in the United States of America in January 2025, which led to the death of 15 people and the injury of 30 others," the judiciary said, according to a translated version of the statement, adding that the center "received a request from the United States of America to assist in the investigations related to the terrorist operation that took place in the city of New Orleans, in which a gunman ran over a crowd of celebrants with a truck before opening fire on them." The First Karkh Investigation Court, "based on the investigations and analysis of the evidence, identified the identity of the accused and arrested him in Iraq as he is a member of what is called the Foreign Operations Office of the terrorist ISIS organization," the judiciary said. FBI New Orleans said in a statement: "The FBI's investigation into the New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans remains active and ongoing. While we continue to work with our law enforcement partners, both in the U.S. and internationally, based on the information to date, we continue to believe that Shamsud Din-Jabbar acted alone in carrying out the attack on Bourbon Street. We continue to follow all leads and encourage anyone who may have information to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or The FBI previously said it had not ruled out the possibility of accomplices being involved in the attack even though Jabbar acted alone, saying the suspect had previously visited New Orleans on two occasions, once on Oct. 30, 2024, and once on Nov. 10, 2024. He also visited Cairo and Toronto prior to the attack. Federal authorities also said Jabbar was inspired by ISIS. "[H]e appears to have been inspired — from afar — by ISIS. And it is, in many ways, the most challenging type of terrorist threat we face," former FBI Director Christopher Wray told "60 Minutes" in a wide-ranging interview that aired in January. "You're talking about guys like this, who radicalize not in years but in weeks, and whose method of attack is still very deadly but fairly crude. And if you think about that old saying about connecting the dots, there are not a lot of dots out there to connect. And there's very little time in which to connect them." WATCH: NEW ORLEANS POLICE RESPOND TO BOURBON ST ATTACK The Texas native was a twice-divorced Army veteran who, despite a lucrative job at a large consulting firm, had a history of financial struggles and missed child support payments, records show. During his visits to New Orleans months before the attack, Jabbar used Meta smart glasses to take videos of his surroundings as he rode a bike through the French Quarter. On Dec. 31, Jabbar rented the Ford truck in Houston and then drove it to New Orleans, where he checked in to an Airbnb. Authorities would later find bomb-making materials and remnants of a fire at the property, saying Jabbar likely attempted to cover up his crime by attempting to burn evidence at the rental home in the St. Roch neighborhood, about two miles from the French Quarter. "It's pretty clear so far that this is a guy who was radicalized online and who was determined to try to murder as many innocent people as he could in the name of ISIS," Wray said in his interview with "60 Minutes."
Iraqi News
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Sinjar receives the remains of 32 martyrs from the Yazidi component
Baghdad - INA The city of Sinjar in Nineveh Governorate received, today, Saturday, the remains of 32 martyrs from the Yazidi component. The media of the Supreme Judicial Council stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation announced that the city of Sinjar in Nineveh Governorate received the remains of 32 martyrs from the victims of the genocide committed by the terrorist ISIS entity against the Yazidi component in 2014." He added that "the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, which was formed by the Supreme Judicial Council on 12/29/2024, worked to achieve justice for the victims of the genocide and their families by documenting the crimes and serious violations committed by this criminal entity, including the victims of the genocide committed by the terrorist ISIS organization against the Yazidi component in 2014, in addition to the flagrant violations of international conventions related to human rights and international humanitarian law." He pointed out that "this step is part of a series of initiatives aimed at commemorating the victims, affirming the international community's commitment to supporting survivors and their families, and working to hold perpetrators accountable and ensure that they do not escape punishment."
Shafaq News
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq's Amnesty Law: kidnappers and enslavers of Yazidi women excluded
Shafaq News/ Iraq's General Amnesty Law does not apply to those convicted of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidi women and other groups, the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation confirmed on Tuesday. The head of the center, Ali Hussein Jaffat, met with Sarab Alias, Director-General of the Directorate for Survivors Affairs at the Ministry of Labor, at the center's building, according to a statement from the Iraqi judiciary. During the meeting, Jaffat confirmed, 'Perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidi women are not covered by Amnesty Law No. 27 of 2016, particularly the recent amendment passed by the Iraqi parliament on January 21, 2025. Article 9, paragraph one, of Yazidi Survivors Law No. 8 of 2021 explicitly states that those involved in the kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidi women are excluded from any general or special amnesty.' For her part, Alias expressed gratitude for the cooperation and assistance in documenting the 'horrific crimes' committed against Yazidi women. A subsequent meeting was reportedly held at the National Center with several civil society organizations focused on supporting the Yazidi community and other groups. The discussion centered on survivors subjected to slavery and rape by ISIS members, while also addressing the preservation of evidence for the survivors by the center in line with international standards and the documentation of testimonies.
Iraqi News
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
SJC: General amnesty does not include perpetrators of kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidi women and other components
Baghdad-INA The head of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, Ali Hussein Jaffat, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the general amnesty law does not include perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis and other components. A statement by the Supreme Judicial Council, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the head of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, Judge Ali Hussein Jaffat, organized a meeting with the Director General of the General Directorate of Survivors' Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Sarab Elias Barakat, in the building of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation." The head of the center stated during the meeting that "the perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis were not included in the General Amnesty Law No. (27) of 2016, especially the latest amendment that was approved by the Council of Representatives on 1/21/2025, especially since Article (9/First) of the Yazidi Survivors Law No. (8) of 2021 stipulates (Perpetrators of the crime of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis are not included in any general or special amnesty)." For her part, the Director General of the General Directorate of Survivors' Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Sarab Elias Barakat, expressed her "gratitude for providing assistance, cooperation and overcoming difficulties in order to document the horrific crimes against Yazidi women." It added that "in a subsequent meeting with a number of civil society organizations interested in supporting Yazidi sects and other components, the issue of survivors who were subjected to the crimes of captivity and rape by ISIS terrorist gangs in 2014 was discussed. The archiving of evidence of survivors by the National Center in accordance with international standards was discussed, as well as Documenting Survivors' Testimonies." The statement pointed out that "the subsequent meeting, which was held in the National Center building, was attended by Yazda Organization, represented by Natia Navrozov and Zoe Paris, Hammurabi Organization, represented by William Warda, and the Coalition for Fair Reparations, represented by Hassan Jamil Khalid."
