{"id":93730,"date":"2017-11-12T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/12\/new-mass-graves-found-in-iraq-could-contain-up-to-400-bodies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:17:58","slug":"new-mass-graves-found-in-iraq-could-contain-up-to-400-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/12\/new-mass-graves-found-in-iraq-could-contain-up-to-400-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"New mass graves found in Iraq could contain up to 400 bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KIRKUK, Iraq \u2014 Iraqi security forces have found mass graves in an area recently retaken from the Islamic State group that could contain up to 400 bodies, an Iraqi official said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bodies of civilians and security forces were found in an abandoned base near Hawija, a northern town retaken in early October, Kirkuk governor Rakan Saed said. He didn\u2019t say when authorities will start exhuming the bodies from the mass graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khalaf Luhaibi, a local shepherd who led troops to the site, said ISIS used to bring captives to the area and shoot them dead or pour oil over them and light them on fire. The area was strewn with torn clothing and what appeared to be human bones and skulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraqi forces have driven ISIS from nearly all the territory it once controlled. Authorities have already uncovered several mass graves in other newly liberated areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1036\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17316513113795.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17316513113795.jpg.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17316513113795.jpg.jpg?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17316513113795.jpg.jpg?resize=768,568 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17316513113795.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,758 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, frame grab from video, Iraqi security forces speak to shepherd Khalaf Luhaibi next to bones on the ground, in an area recently retaken from the Islamic State group, at an abandoned base near the northern town of Hawija, Iraq. Kirkuk governor Rakan Saed said Sunday that the bodies of civilians and security forces have been found at the mass grave that could contain up to 400 bodies. (Kirkuk Governor&#8217;s Office via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have driven the extremists from nearly all the territory they once controlled, with some fighting still underway near the western border with Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister announced an operation to capture a patch of territory on the western edge of the country near the border with Syria. 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