Remains of 25 Yazidis found in Iraq mass grave

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gPB.w6c42g0ape4muUX9bw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPIntEn/283ba548646663ee799ba74d7374e5a7d241785b.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/remains-25-yazidis-found-iraq-mass-grave-165656249.html)Kurdish forces have found the remains of about 25 members of the Yazidi mi**rity killed by the Islamic State jihadist group in a mass grave in **rthwest Iraq, officials said Monday. "Peshmerga forces discovered a mass grave yesterday (Sunday) containing the remains of about 25 people -- men, children and women -- from the Yazidi (sect) who were killed by" IS jihadists, local official Myaser Haji Saleh told AFP. A peshmerga lieutenant colonel said the grave was found near Sinuni during a search for explosives that IS often leaves behind, posing a threat to security forces and civilians even after they withdraw. IS spearheaded a June offensive that began in the **rthern province of Nineveh, where the mass grave was discovered, and overran large areas **rth and west of the Iraqi capital.




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