France seeks to save IS jihadis from death penalties in Iraq

France's foreign minister says his government is working to spare four French former members of the Islamic State group from execution after Iraq sentenced them to death.

However, France has made no effort to bring back captured French IS fighters, including the four sentenced this week.

Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian reiterated France's position on Tuesday, saying the four terrorists should be tried where they committed their crimes.