AUSTRALIANS captured fighting for
the Islamic State in Iraq will be dealt with under Iraqi law, where the
penalty for terrorism offences is death by hanging.
Major General Craig Orme, who is leading the Joint Task Force that has joined the fight against ISIL in Iraq, said that any Australians captured in battle would go into Iraqi hands.
“We’re supporting the Iraqi Security Forces, so if someone was detained on the battlefield, the Iraqis are managing that process,” he said.
The Major General said the Australia military’s Rules of Engagement for the Iraq theatre related only to use the use of lethal force, not the taking of prisoners.
He said detainee management was a separate issue that would be overseen by Iraq, which last year sent a message to insurgents by hanging 42 convicted terrorists over two days and 26 on one day of January this year.
It is highly probable that some of the estimated 60 Australians fighting in Iraq and Syria will either be killed or captured on the battlefield.
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Major General Craig Orme, who is leading the Joint Task Force that has joined the fight against ISIL in Iraq, said that any Australians captured in battle would go into Iraqi hands.
“We’re supporting the Iraqi Security Forces, so if someone was detained on the battlefield, the Iraqis are managing that process,” he said.
The Major General said the Australia military’s Rules of Engagement for the Iraq theatre related only to use the use of lethal force, not the taking of prisoners.
He said detainee management was a separate issue that would be overseen by Iraq, which last year sent a message to insurgents by hanging 42 convicted terrorists over two days and 26 on one day of January this year.
It is highly probable that some of the estimated 60 Australians fighting in Iraq and Syria will either be killed or captured on the battlefield.
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