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| Mass grave with 153 decayed bodies found near Baaquba | |
| 2011-02-12 | |
“A mass grave was found south of Buhrez district, (5 km) south of Baaquba, in which 153 decomposed bodies of civilians, policemen and army soldiers were discovered,” Maj. General Abdulhussein al-Shimari told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The burial of these bodies dates back to the period between 2005 and August 2008, which has witnessed the control wielded by the self-styled Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an armed group affiliated to Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), over the area prior to the Bashaer al-Khayr (Promise of Good) campaign to eliminate the organization,” added Shimari. Baaquba, the capital city of the volatile province of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |