Iraq hanged 38 terrorists belonging to the ISIL group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on Thursday in the southern city of Nasiriyah, provincial authorities said.
It was the largest number of executions in a single day since September 25 when 42 people were put to death in the same prison.
“The prison administration executed on Thursday in the presence of Justice Minister Haidar al-Zameli, in Nasiriyah prison, 38 death row prisoners belonging to Al-Qaeda or ISIL accused of terrorist activities,” said Dakhel Kazem, a senior official in the provincial council.
Source: AFP
