Remains of 25 Yazidis found in Iraq mass grave
 

https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g...a7d241785b.jpgKurdish 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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