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Mourners gather around graves during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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Mourners carry coffins wrapped in the Iraqi flag in a procession during a mass funeral for 104 Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho in Sinjar district. AFP
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A woman weeps during a burial service for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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A woman reacts during a a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of the Islamic State (IS) group in the northern Iraqi village of Kojo in Sinjar district. AFP
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Iraqi soldiers carrying coffins arrive to start a mass funeral ceremony for Yazidi victims of the Islamic State (IS) group in the northern Iraqi village of Kojo in Sinjar district. AFP
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad speaks during the funeral of people from the minority Yazidi sect who were killed by ISIS. Reuters
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Men play the ney and tambourines in a procession during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho in Sinjar district. AFP
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An elderly mourner attends a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho in Sinjar district. AFP
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An aerial picture shows mourners carrying coffins wrapped in the Iraqi flag in a procession during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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An aerial picture shows mourners gathering around coffins wrapped with the Iraqi flag during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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Mourners gather around graves during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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Mourners carry coffins wrapped in the Iraqi flag in a procession during a mass funeral for 104 Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho in Sinjar district. AFP
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A woman weeps during a burial service for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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A woman reacts during a a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of the Islamic State (IS) group in the northern Iraqi village of Kojo in Sinjar district. AFP
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Iraqi soldiers carrying coffins arrive to start a mass funeral ceremony for Yazidi victims of the Islamic State (IS) group in the northern Iraqi village of Kojo in Sinjar district. AFP
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad speaks during the funeral of people from the minority Yazidi sect who were killed by ISIS. Reuters
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Men play the ney and tambourines in a procession during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho in Sinjar district. AFP
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An elderly mourner attends a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho in Sinjar district. AFP
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An aerial picture shows mourners carrying coffins wrapped in the Iraqi flag in a procession during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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An aerial picture shows mourners gathering around coffins wrapped with the Iraqi flag during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
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Mourners gather around graves during a mass funeral for Yazidi victims of ISIS in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho. AFP
Yazidi village buries victims of 2014 ISIS rampage in Iraq
Remains of villagers from Kocho were the first to be identified after being exhumed from mass graves
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