After a ferry disaster that killed at least 97, Parliament fired the governor of Nineveh Province and replaced him with a “crisis cell” to improve government services and root out endemic corruption.
Tag: Mosul (Iraq)
After a Deadly Ferry Accident, a Grim Vigil at an Iraqi Morgue
At least 97 people have died in the accident, which turned a festive Kurdish New Year celebration this week into a scene of horror.
Scores of Holiday Revelers Killed as Overloaded Raft Sinks in Iraq
The vessel, carrying Iraqis celebrating the Kurdish New Year, sank in the Tigris River near Mosul, killing at least 94 people.