Iraq hanged 38 extremists belonging to the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) or al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on Thursday (December 14th) in the southern city of Nasiriyah, AFP reported.
It was the largest number of executions in a single day since September 25th 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 ISIS accused of terrorist activities," said Dakhel Kazem, a senior official in the provincial council.
