Russian ISIS Fighter Sentenced to Hang in Iraq

Russian ISIS Fighter Sentenced to Hang in Iraq
Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization units take off an Islamic State flag from an electricity pole on March 3, 2016. Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
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BAGHDAD—A Russian ISIS fighter was sentenced to death by hanging in Iraq on Tuesday, authorities said, a rare conviction of a foreign terrorist on terrorism charges.

The unnamed man was captured after running out of ammunition in western Mosul, a spokesman for Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement.