Nasiriyah

38 executed for 'terrorism' in southern Iraq

Nasiriyah - Muslimchronicle

Prison authorities in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah hanged 38 convicts on death row for terrorism offences on Thursday, a senior provincial council official 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.Read more

Iraq attack death toll rises to 84

Nasiriyah - Muslimchronicle

Gunmen and suicide bombers killed at least 84 people in southern Iraq in the deadliest attack by the Islamic State group since it lost second city Mosul, according to a new toll released on Friday. Many of the dead in Thursday's attack near the city of Nasiriyah were Shiite Muslim pilgrims, some of them Iranian, officials said. "The death tollRead more

Dozens dead in Iraq attack claimed by IS

Nasiriyah - Muslimchronicle

Gunmen and suicide car bombers killed at least 74 people Thursday near the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, in the deadliest attack claimed by the Islamic State group since it lost second city Mosul. The assailants struck at midday, opening fire on a restaurant before getting into a car and blowing themselves up at a nearby security checkpoint, officials said. TheyRead more

37 dead including Iranians in twin Iraq attack

Nasiriyah - Muslimchronicle

At least 37 people including Iranians were killed on Thursday in twin gun and car bomb attacks in southern Iraq, according to a new toll. Another 87 people were wounded in the attacks near Nasiriyah, the capital of Dhiqar province, said senior provincial health official Jassem al-Khalidi. The first attack struck close to a restaurant while shortly afterwards a carRead more

3 Iranians among 7 dead in twin attacks in south Iraq: officials

Nasiriyah - Muslimchronicle

At least seven people including three Iranians were killed on Thursday in twin gun and car bomb attacks in southern Iraq, officials said. Another 50 people were wounded in one of the attacks close to a restaurant near Nasiriyah, said a senior provincial health official, Jassem al-Khalidi. A car bomb in the same area targeted a security checkpoint shortly afterwards,Read more