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| Iraq |
| Mass grave found in Diyala |
| 2009-02-16 |
| Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi forces on Sunday found a mass grave containing the remains of eight unknown bodies in a village near Baaquba city, according to a security source. "This afternoon, Salam police forces discovered a mass grave in Albo Tima village, al-Salam district (15 km north of Baaquba), containing decomposed bodies of eight unknown persons who were shot dead," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "The bodies were found in an orchard in the village, which was one of al-Qaeda's main strongholds in Diala," the source explained. Twenty mass graves have been discovered in the village throughout the past few years. Bodies of civilians and army and police personnel who were killed by al-Qaeda after it had taken control of the village were found in the graves. |
| Posted by:Fred |