Iraq hangs 36 men convicted of killings by 'Islamic State'

Iraq has executed 36 men convicted of taking part in the Islamic State group's massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014.

Iraq has executed 36 men convicted of taking part in the co-called 'Islamic State' group's massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014.

The men were hanged at the Nasiriyah prison in southern Iraq today, said Governor Yahya al-Nasirir.