Iraq Begins Exhuming Mass Grave in Sinjar Region
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iraqi government has started exhuming a mass grave left behind by Daesh in the northwestern Sinjar region, a report said.
The exhumation, which is being carried out with UN support, began Friday in the village of Kocho, AP reported.
Daesh militants rampaged across Sinjar in 2014, killing Yazidi men and abducting thousands of women and children. Many followers of the minority faith are still missing, after women were forced into sexual slavery and boys were indoctrinated in extremist ideology.
Over 70 mass graves have been discovered in Sinjar since it was liberated from Daesh in November 2015.
In November, UN investigators said they have verified the location of more than 200 mass grave sites from the time of Daesh's rule in northern Iraq, containing the bodies of between 6,000 and 12,000 victims.
