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Enab Baladi

Enab Baladi

French woman faces trial on charges of genocide in Syria - Enab Baladi

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Sonia Mejri , the wife of a former leader in the Islamic State group, will appear before a French court on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

She faces accusations of causing severe psychological suffering, depriving food and water, and physical violence against a teenage Yazidi girl bought by her former husband in Syria in 2015 .

Mejri was imprisoned after returning to France from Syria , following her testimony in trials of those accused of committing terrorist crimes.