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Mass grave found in northern Iraq


The Kurdish region of Iraq has been controlled by the Kurds since 1991 when the US and UK established the safe haven.

Before the Gulf War, the area was under Baghdad's control and the government suppressed the Kurdish population through summary executions, forced disappearances and use of chemical weapons.

Drawing on eyewitness accounts and documents seized from Iraqi security during the Gulf War uprising, international organisations estimate that 182,000 people, mostly men, were forced from the Kurdish areas and buried alive in mass graves in the southern deserts.

The Iraqi Government refuses to confirm the fate of the missing people, despite repeated requests from Kurdish officials.