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Mass grave of Kurdish fighters killed by IS found in Iraq's disputed province

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Local officials confirmed to VOA on Thursday that a mass grave containing the remains of 17 people has been found in Hawija town, west of Iraq's disputed province of Kirkuk. Pary Nuri, an adviser to the Iraqi president, told VOA the remains are believed to belong to peshmerga fighters captured by the Islamic State in late 2014. Kurdish military officials told VOA that about 105 Kurdish peshmerga and volunteer fighters have gone missing since 201…

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Mass grave of Kurdish fighters killed by IS found in Iraq's disputed province

9 days ago·United States

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Remains of 17 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters uncovered in Kirkuk mass grave

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi forensic officials uncovered the remains of 17 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters - killed during the country’s battles against the Islamic State (ISIS) - in a mass grave in Kirkuk’s western Hawija district.“The remains found belong to 17 members of...

10 days ago·Erbil, Iraq

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