Iraq hangs 38 members of ISIS and Al-Qaeda

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Iraq hangs 38 members of ISIS and Al-Qaeda
Contact Editor Ben Ariel, 15/12/17 04:11 Share

Iraq executes 38 jihadists, the largest number of executions in Iraq on a single day since September.

Iraq on Thursday hanged 38 jihadists belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offenses, provincial authorities said, according to the AFP news agency.

The executions took place the southern city of Nasiriyah. It was the largest number of executions in Iraq on 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 Daesh (ISIS) accused of terrorist activities," said Dakhel Kazem, a senior official in the provincial council.

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