BAGHDAD, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday discussed counter-terrorism efforts and the future of foreign Islamic State (IS) militants held captive in Iraq with a delegation from countries of the European Union (EU).
During the meeting, Abdul Mahdi and the EU representatives "exchanged views over how to deal with large numbers of (foreign) Daesh militants (IS militants) captured in Iraq in order to punish them according to the law," a statement by Abdul Mahdi's media office said.
In recent months, Iraqi courts issued verdicts of death penalties to many foreign citizens involved in IS group.
Thousands of fighters and supporters of various nationalities joined the extremist IS group when it took control of large areas in Iraq and neighboring Syria, but after its defeat in both countries, hundreds of IS loyalists were killed or captured.
