• Human remains exhumed from a mass grave by Iraqi authorities in the southern city of Najaf. All photos: AFP
    Human remains exhumed from a mass grave by Iraqi authorities in the southern city of Najaf. All photos: AFP
  • A relative of a missing person provides a drop of blood after Iraqi authorities suspected a family member's remains could be those found in a mass grave in Najaf.
    A relative of a missing person provides a drop of blood after Iraqi authorities suspected a family member's remains could be those found in a mass grave in Najaf.
  • Forensic experts exhume and number human remains found in a mass grave near Najaf.
    Forensic experts exhume and number human remains found in a mass grave near Najaf.
  • A forensic expert working for the Iraqi authorities at a mass grave near Najaf.
    A forensic expert working for the Iraqi authorities at a mass grave near Najaf.
  • A backhoe being used to uncover the site of a mass grave in Najaf, discovered by chance when property developers began to prepare the land for construction.
    A backhoe being used to uncover the site of a mass grave in Najaf, discovered by chance when property developers began to prepare the land for construction.
  • Forensics experts exhume human remains at the site.
    Forensics experts exhume human remains at the site.
  • The site in Najaf is one of many in Iraq, a country that suffered more than four decades of conflict and turmoil.
    The site in Najaf is one of many in Iraq, a country that suffered more than four decades of conflict and turmoil.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross says Iraq has one of the highest numbers of missing persons in the world.
    The International Committee of the Red Cross says Iraq has one of the highest numbers of missing persons in the world.
  • Intissar Mohammed, whose brother is missing, provides a blood sample for authorities who suspect her brother's remains could be at the Najaf site.
    Intissar Mohammed, whose brother is missing, provides a blood sample for authorities who suspect her brother's remains could be at the Najaf site.
  • Staff record details of people asked to provide blood samples in an attempt to identify human remains found in Najaf.
    Staff record details of people asked to provide blood samples in an attempt to identify human remains found in Najaf.

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Mass graves discovered in the central Iraq city of Najaf — in pictures

Property developers came across the site by chance while preparing for construction

The National

June 10, 2022

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Updated: June 10, 2022, 9:24 AM
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