Iraq Daily Roundup: 16 Killed in Attacks
2020-11-21 00:00:00 - Source: Iraq News
At least 16 people were killed in the latest
violence:
United Nations human rights experts fear
that the Iraqi government will execute about 50 prisoners on Monday. The
offenders were convicted on terrorism-related charges, but many of these trials
appear to have been conducted unfairly. Iraq executed 21 convicts earlier this
week, and another 21 during October. The U.N. wants a moratorium on executions.
Near Kirkuk, security forces killed 16
militants