Yazidi Mass Grave Found near Sinjar; 72 Killed in Iraq

by | Feb 4, 2018 | 0 Comments

Angola’s national oil company, Sonangol, resumed operations in Iraq.

At least 72 bodies were recovered:

A mass grave, near Sinjar, in Qahtaniya yielded 70 bodies believed to be Yazidi victims of the Islamic State militants.

The body of a militiaman who was kidnapped in Tuz over a year ago was found.

In Sari Taba, an unidentified body was discovered.

Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.

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