Six “criminals” were executed in Iraq this week in terrorism related cases, the justice ministry said on Thursday.

The ministry, in a statement, said they were put to death for having “shed the blood of Iraqis” after their appeals were rejected and the sentences ratified by the presidency.

Forensic sources told Agence France Presse that at least one of them was a Syrian national.

Meanwhile, Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and the commander of the peshmerga forces attended the graduation ceremony of peshmerga fighters, who have completed their six-month training.

The ceremony, https://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 http://bit.ly/2DOz6Vx

Six “criminals” were executed in Iraq this week in terrorism related cases, the justice ministry said on Thursday.

The ministry, in a statement, said they were put to death for having “shed the blood of Iraqis” after their appeals were rejected and the sentences ratified by the presidency.

Forensic sources told Agence France Presse that at least one of them was a Syrian national.

Meanwhile, Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and the commander of the peshmerga forces attended the graduation ceremony of peshmerga fighters, who have completed their six-month training.

The ceremony, https://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 http://bit.ly/2DOz6Vx

Experts on a United Nations sanctions committee recommended adding shipping vessels, individuals and companies to the North Korea sanctions list over their dealings with Pyongyang. They revealed in a report correspondence between North Korean officials and others from Arab countries on illicit arms deals.

Asharq Al-Awsat exclusively obtained excerpts of the report that showed contacts between North Koreans and former head of the Higher Libyan State Council Khalifa al-Ghweil. https://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 http://bit.ly/2DOz6Vx