Iraq executes 12 convicted terrorists

Prime Minister asked for the execution of the 12 sentenced persons after the discovery of eight mutilated bodies

Iraq executed 12 convicted terrorists "title =" estado-islamic-iraque "/> [19659003AbadideclaredafinalvictoryoverradicalSunnimilitantsinDecemberbuthewasnotabletodoso(19459030)Iraq executed 12 people convicted of terrorism a few hours after the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, called to maintain sentences in response to the kidnapping and murder of eight members of the country's security forces, the government said Friday.

Thursday night, Abadi called for a " just back "for the death penalty for terrorism that had already exhausted their appeals.

" On the order of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, executions of 12 "A verdi Final report was made on Thursday, "said a government spokesman in a statement.

On Wednesday, security forces found the bodies of eight mutilated men, two days after a deadline set by the militants kidnapped members of the Iraqi security forces and posted a video Saturday, threatening to kill them in the three days if the government did not release Sunni prisoners.

A spokesman for the Interior Ministry of Iraq said that the video was propaganda of the Islamic State and that the autopsies revealed that the men had died before the end of the term.

Abadi declared the final victory over radical Sunni militants in December. from the border with Syria and continues to carry out badbadinations and bombings by Iraq.