Many mass graves have been discovered in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was driven from power in 2003 (file photo) (CTK)
17 January 2006 -- Iraqi authorities have uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of 22 people.
Security officials say the victims were probably killed during a failed Shi'ite uprising against Saddam Hussein in 1991.
On November 11, 2005, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) spoke with Iraqi Special Tribunal presiding Judge Rizgar Muhammad Amin about the trial of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and seven of his associates... (more)
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)
The Presiding Judge
The Presiding Judge
On November 11, 2005, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) spoke with Iraqi Special Tribunal presiding Judge Rizgar Muhammad Amin about the trial of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and seven of his associates... (more)