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Mass Graves in Iraq
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An Iraqi woman holds a skull of her relative next to plastic bags containing remains of bodies pulled from a mass grave in Mahaweel, 60 miles south of Baghdad, central Iraq, Thursday, May 15, 2003. Villagers dug up the remains of more than 3,000 people they suspect were killed during the 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein's regime. Uncounted bodies remained unearthed at the site. By every indication, the mass grave in Mahaweel is the largest found in Iraq since U.S. forces overthrew Saddam and his Baath Party government last month.
Iraqi Ali Majid Mohammed, 30, cries over the grave of his brother Walid, who disappeared in 1993, shortly before his remains were unearthed, at a cemetery for political victims of Saddam Hussein's regime which is newly accessible to Iraqi citizens, in Abu Ghraib, outside Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, April 24, 2003. Like many others, Mohammed's family only discovered recently he was buried here, in one of hundreds of numbered graves. A list of the former Saddam government which matches numbers to names has just been made available, allowing for proper burial.
An Iraqi man digs the grave of Shiite Muslim cleric Fadel al-Assadi as in the background, other Iraqis search for their loved ones at a cemetery for political victims of Saddam's regime in Abu Ghraib, 35 Kilometers (22 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday April 29, 2003. Al-Assadi was detained by Iraqi authorities in 1987, along with his two sons, and has been missing since then. His family recovered his remains, as well as those of his two sons, on Tuesday after a list with the names of people executed during Saddam's rule was released. Hundreds are buried in this cemetery in numbered graves.
A Muslim woman weeps as she touches the skull of her son, who she identified moments earlier at a mosque where the bodies were prepared for burial in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Tuesday May 13, 2003. The mass funeral which was scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed as only 16 of the bodies have been identified. Iraqi residents dug up an alledged mass grave containing 150 bodies, apparently victims of Saddam Hussein's regime after a Shiite uprising in 1999. Human rights groups say Iraq is dotted with such graves.
Ali Mizher Dafar unearths an unidentified human skeleton at Mohammed Al Sakran cemetery in Deyla, Iraq, 40 kilometers northeast from Baghdad, Monday, June 2, 2003. Dozens of relatives of Iraqis killed during the Sadam Hussein regime have uncovered about 30 unidentified graves at the cemetery. Although the graves are not identified externally, the remains sometimes have a bracelet or a collar with the person's name or other identifiying articles.
Member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a Shiite group, ajdusts a skull and human remains after they were uncovered from a mass grave with the remains of dozens of people who apparently were executed after a 1991 Shiite uprising, in Khan Al-Rubea in 12 miles north of Najaf Sunday May 4, 2003. Shiites, a minority in the Islamic world, make up 60 percent of Iraq's Muslims and were ruled for a generation by Saddam Hussein's overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Baath Party.
A human skull sits on the ground as villagers pull body after body from a mass grave in central Iraq, Wednesday, May 14, 2003, exhuming the remains of up to 3,000 people they suspect were killed during the 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein's regime. Uncounted bodies remained unearthed at the site.
Iraqi women walk next to plastic bags containing remains of bodies pulled from a mass grave in Mahaweel, 60 miles south of Baghdad, central Iraq, Thursday, May 15, 2003. Villagers dug up the remains of more than 3,000 people they suspect were killed during the 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein's regime. Uncounted bodies remained unearthed at the site. By every indication, the mass grave in Mahaweel is the largest found in Iraq since U.S. forces overthrew Saddam and his Baath Party government last month.
Iraqis check plastic bags containing remains of bodies pulled from a mass grave in Mahaweel, 60 miles south of Baghdad, central Iraq, Thursday, May 15, 2003. Villagers dug up the remains of more than 3,000 people they suspect were killed during the 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein's regime. Uncounted bodies remained unearthed at the site. By every indication, the mass grave in Mahaweel is the largest found in Iraq since U.S. forces overthrew Saddam and his Baath Party government last month.
An Iraqi man wipes his tears holding a skull pulled from a mass grave in Mahaweel, 60 miles south of Baghdad, central Iraq, Thursday, May 15, 2003. Villagers dug up the remains of more than 3,000 people they suspect were killed during the 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein's regime. Uncounted bodies remained unearthed at the site. By every indication, the mass grave in Mahaweel is the largest found in Iraq since U.S. forces overthrew Saddam and his Baath Party government last month.
Members of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a Shiite group, working with shovels and bare hands excavate what appeared to be a mass grave filled with the remains of dozens of people who witnesses said were executed after a 1991 Shiite uprising, in Khan Al-Rubea, 12 miles north of Najaf Sunday May 4, 2003. About 25 bodies were dug up on Saturday, and 10 had been identified. About 20 sets of remains were uncovered Sunday. Tens of thousands of people were killed after Iraq's Shiite majority rose up after the 1991 Gulf War and seized control of most of the southern part of the country. Shiites, a minority in the Islamic world, make up 60 percent of Iraq's Muslims and were ruled for a generation by Saddam Hussein's overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Baath Party.
Clothing of slaughtered Iraqis is displayed on a field, discovered in April 2003 as one of Iraqi's biggest mass graves, in Mahaweel, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Nov. 28, 2003. The mass grave at Mahaweel, with more than 3,100 sets of remains, is the largest of some 270 such sites across Iraq. They hold upward of 300,000 bodies; some Iraqi political parties estimate there are more than 1 million.
Shoes of an Iraqi woman are displayed next to her remains on the mass grave in Mahaweel, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Nov. 28, 2003. The mass grave at Mahaweel, with more than 3,100 sets of remains, is the largest of some 270 such sites across Iraq. They hold upward of 300,000 bodies; some Iraqi political parties estimate there are more than 1 million.
The remains of an Iraqi man in the process of being unearthed is seen at the bottom of a makeshift grave, at a cemetery for political victims of Saddam Hussein's regime which is newly accessible to Iraqi citizens, in Abu Ghraib, outside Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, April 24, 2003. Many Iraqis are buried here, in one of hundreds of numbered graves. A list of the former Saddam government which matches numbers to names has just been made available, allowing for proper burial.
Iraqi volunteers dig at a mass grave in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad, on Sunday, 08 June 2003. The site was recently discovered at a military compound, and the volunteers' work was closely viewed by Iraqis whose relatives had gone missing, expecting their human remains to be detected by forensic experts here on Sunday.
Iraqi volunteers evacuate human remains from a newly-discovered mass grave in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad, on Sunday, 08 June 2003. Their work was closely viewed by Iraqis whose relatives had gone missing, expecting their human remains to be detected by forensic experts here on Sunday.
Members of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a Shiite group, work with shovels and bare hands, Iraqis on Sunday May 4, 2003 excavated what appeared to be a mass grave filled with the remains of dozens of people who apparently were executed after a 1991 Shiite uprising, in Khan Al-Rubea in 20 kms north of Najaf city on May 4, 2003. About 25 bodies were dug up on Saturday, and 10 had been identified. About 20 sets of remains were uncovered Sunday. Tens of thousands of people were killed after Iraq's Shiite majority rose up after the 1991 Gulf War and seized control of most of the southern part of the country. Shiites, a minority in the Islamic world, make up 60 percent of Iraq's Muslims and were ruled for a generation by Saddam Hussein's overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Baath Party.
Members of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a Shiite group, work with shovels and bare hands, Iraqis on Sunday May 4, 2003 excavated what appeared to be a mass grave filled with the remains of dozens of people who apparently were executed after a 1991 Shiite uprising, in Khan Al-Rubea in 20 kms north of Najaf city on May 4, 2003. About 25 bodies were dug up on Saturday, and 10 had been identified. About 20 sets of remains were uncovered Sunday. Tens of thousands of people were killed after Iraq's Shiite majority rose up after the 1991 Gulf War and seized control of most of the southern part of the country. Shiites, a minority in the Islamic world, make up 60 percent of Iraq's Muslims and were ruled for a generation by Saddam Hussein's overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim Baath Party.
Iraqis walk next to plastic bags containing remains of bodies pulled from a mass grave in Mahaweel, 60 miles south of Baghdad, central Iraq, Thursday, May 15, 2003. Villagers dug up the remains of more than 3,000 people they suspect were killed during the 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein's regime. Uncounted bodies remained unearthed at the site. By every indication, the mass grave in Mahaweel is the largest found in Iraq since U.S. forces overthrew Saddam and his Baath Party government last month.
An Iraqi woman gestures as she cries walking along plastic bags containing remains of bodies pulled from a mass grave in Mahaweel, 60 miles south of Baghdad, central Iraq, Thursday, May 15, 2003. Villagers dug up the remains of more than 3,000 people they suspect were killed during the 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein's regime. Uncounted bodies remained unearthed at the site. By every indication, the mass grave in Mahaweel is the largest found in Iraq since U.S. forces overthrew Saddam and hisBaath Party government last month.
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