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| Iraq |
| Mass grave uncovered near Iraqi city of Najaf |
| 2006-01-19 |
| BAGHDAD â A mass grave containing the bodies of 22 people believed to have been killed during a failed Shia uprising against Saddam Hussein in 1991 has been found near one of Iraqâs holiest cities, security officials said on Tuesday. At least 12 people were killed in attacks across the country, including seven workers slain as they were preparing rations for the Iraqi army and one person killed in an attack on a Kurdish political partyâs office. Security sources said the remains of 22 people had been uncovered near the holy Shia city of Najaf, where a number of mass graves have been found since the fall of Saddam in April 2003. They are believed to be victims of a violent repression by Saddamâs regime of a Shia uprising in 1991 following the Gulf War which ousted Iraqi invasion troops from neighbouring Kuwait. âThe remains were found by accident at a building site in the Kifl region on the road between Najaf and Kerbala,â one source said. âA search is ongoing to find other bodies,â the source said, adding that at least five mass graves dating back to 1991 have been found in the region in recent years. |
| Posted by:Steve White |