Iraq hangs 38 members of IS, Al-Qaeda for ‘terrorism’
NASSIRIYAH: Iraq hanged 38 militants belonging to the Islamic State 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 Daesh (IS) accused of terrorist…