Jordan sentences five Daesh members to death

Amman - The group of 21 were members of a Daesh cell that was broken up in March during a security operation in the northern town of Irbid.

A court in Amman on Wednesday sentenced to death five Jordanian members of a dismantled cell linked to the Daesh group for "terrorism".
The state security court also handed jail terms of between three and 15 years to another 16 Jordanians in the same case.
They were found guilty of deadly "acts of terrorism", the manufacture of explosives and "possession of weapons and ammunition for use in terrorist acts" and recruiting people for "terrorist organisations".
The group of 21 were members of a Daesh cell that was broken up in March during a large-scale security operation in the northern town of Irbid, near the border with Syria.
Seven suspected militants and a member of the Jordanian security forces were killed during that operation.
The authorities announced later that they had foiled Daesh attacks in the Kingdom, which had already been hit by deadly attacks over the past year.
On December 18, 10 people including a Canadian were killed in a shooting rampage the popular tourist destination of Karak, in an attack claimed by the Daesh group.
Two days later, the authorities arrested a man suspected of funding the attack, in a raid on a house in Karak province.
Jordan is part of the US-led military coalition against Daesh and has carried out air strikes targeting the militants group. It also hosts coalition troops on its territory.
 

• MENA