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Hussein-Era Mass Grave Discovered Near Najaf
January 17, 2006
Many mass graves have been discovered in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was driven from power in 2003 (file photo) (CTK)
Security officials say the victims were probably killed during a failed Shi'ite uprising against Saddam Hussein in 1991.
The remains were uncovered near the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, where a number of mass graves have been found since the fall of Saddam in April 2003.
(AFP, AP)