PM Narendra Modi expresses grief over deaths of 39 Indians in Iraq

PM Modi also praised the efforts of the EAM and the MoS External Affairs VK Singh to trace and safely bring them back.

"The MEA and particularly my colleagues Sushma Swaraj-ji and General VK Singh-ji left no stone unturned in trying to trace and safely bring back those we lost in Mosul," he wrote adding that the government "remains fully committed towards ensuring the safety of our sisters and brothers overseas".