Iraq hangs 36 men convicted over Speicher massacre
Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the massacre of hundreds of military recruits by Sunni jihadis and allied militants in 2014. The men had been found guilty of involvement in the Speicher massacre, named after a base near Tikrit where up to 1,700 recruits were kidnapped before being killed. Islamic State claimed responsibility. Abdelhassan […]Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the massacre of hundreds of military recruits by Sunni jihadis and allied militants in 2014.
The men had been found guilty of involvement in the Speicher massacre, named after a base near Tikrit where up to 1,700 recruits were kidnapped before being killed. Islamic State claimed responsibility.
Abdelhassan Dawood, a spokesman for the governor’s office in Dhiqar province, said on Sunday: “The executions of 36 convicted over the Speicher crime were carried out this morning in Nasiriyah prison. The governor of Dhiqar, Yahya al-Nasseri, and the justice minister, Haidar al-Zamili, were present to oversee the executions.”
