An Iraqi court has sentenced seven French citizens to prison terms for belonging to the Islamic State group. The verdict, issued on Tuesday and reported by Euronews, saw six defendants receive life imprisonment, corresponding to twenty years of incarceration according to Iraqi law, and a seventh sentenced to fifteen years.

Those sentenced to life imprisonment are Lakhdar Sebouai, Adel Bou Aoun, Anas Abdul Rahman, Ziad Ahmad, Mehdi Sida, and Benjamin Van Han. Amza Benabed, 24, received 15 years. Both groups have 30 days to appeal. The court judged them to be “particularly dangerous” for threatening Iraqi security and regional destabilization.

The seven are among 47 French nationals suspected of ISIS ties, transferred from Syria to Iraq for trial last year. Lawyers and the French embassy were present. Iraq holds thousands of alleged ISIS affiliates, many transferred from northeastern Syria after January clashes.

It is not certain whether the convicted French nationals will be repatriated to serve their sentences. Iraqi security advisor, Qasim al-Aboudi, had hinted at this possibility for some detainees. Iraq does not apply the death penalty to foreigners from countries that do not provide for it, as is the case for France.