Hawzah News Agency (Nasiriyah, Iraq) - Iraq hanged ۳۸ terrorists belonging to the Daesh (or ISIS)‌ 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.