22 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Iraq

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Source: Associated Press

22 bodies found in mass grave in Iraq
By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD - Iraqi soldiers discovered 22 bodies in a mass grave northwest of the capital, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The bodies were found Saturday during a joint operation with U.S. forces in the Lake Tharthar area, the military said in a statement.

Iraqi police last month reported finding 25 bullet-riddled bodies, some decapitated, in a mass grave in Nadhum village, close to Lake Tharthar. At the time, police said it appeared the victims had died within the past three months.

But an Anbar provincial police official, Col. Jubair Rashid Naief, said Tuesday that he believed these were not the same bodies and that this was a second mass grave found in the area in less than a month.

Naief said the bodies were found in a drainage canal, and that some of the victims were wearing heavy clothes — indicating they may have been killed last winter. After the discovery, U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an operation Sunday, including ground raids and air assaults targeting al-Qaida in the area, the U.S. statement said.

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[Massachusetts]

1. "died within the past 3 months"

As the shills keep saying "we've turned the corner"

Bu$hit!

[Vinca]

2. Well, they must be mistaken. The bodies must have been from

Sadam's reign of terror. Life in Iraq, as we've been told time and time again, is getting back to normal. I'm surprised Holy Joe isn't suggesting it as a vacation destination.