Background: List of Iraqi Mass Graves
Sunday, December 07, 2003
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MAHAWEEL, Iraq — Major suspected mass grave sites in Iraq:
— Hatra (search), 200 miles north of Baghdad: U.S. troops found remains of women and children with bullet holes in heads; residents said up to 5,000 sets of remains in area mass graves.
— Mohammed Sakran, 25 miles north of Baghdad: Human rights groups says there are 1,000 sets of remains.
— Mahaweel, 45 miles south of Baghdad: Relatives dug up more than 3,100 sets of remains in barley field.
— Karbala (search), 50 miles southwest of Baghdad: Residents unearthed 45 bodies and said thousands more were yet to be excavated.
— Najaf (search), 90 miles south of Baghdad: Residents dug up at least 72 bodies.
— Basra, 280 miles southeast of Baghdad: Officials dug up at least 150 sets of remains at mosque.
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