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Baghdad, Oct 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Ahmed Jalil) Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad on Friday to commemorate the second anniversary of the mass anti-government protests that took place on October 1, 2019 and were strongly repressed.FOOTAGE OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASS PROTESTS AGAINST THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT, IN BAGHDAD.
Al-Humaydat, Jun 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Iraqi authorities announced Sunday that they have dug up the bodies of 123 people believed to be killed by the Islamic State (IS) group from a mass grave site near west of Mosul. Two mass graves with over 500 bodies of victims killed and buried by the IS group were found near the Government Badush prison in Mosul, said the Nineveh's Governor, Najm Al-Jubouri.Badush prison was attacked by IS in June 2014, some 650 Shiite inmates had been killed, the authorities knew of the grave since 2017 when local inhabitants indicated its existence, but wanted to make sure to have the necessary forensic teams to properly identify the victims. Mosul region was under IS control between 2013 and 2017. (Camera: AHMED JALIL).SHOT LIST: IRAQI FORENSIC TEAM INSPECT THE MASS GRAVE SITE IN THE AL-HUMAYDAT VILLAGE, WESTERN MOSUL CITY, 500 KM NORTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Paterna (Valencia, Spain) May 28 (EFE).- Works to exhume the remains of some 150 victims of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco restarted inside a mass grave, known as Fosa 111 and located in the cemetery of Paterna, Valencia. FOOTAGE OF THE EXHUMATION WORKS ON THURSDAY.
The Iraqi government says 40 bodies have been found in a mass grave in Ramadi after it was retaken from Islamic State militants. Nathan Frandino reports.
Kurdish forces have discovered more mass graves in Sinjar after recapturing the Iraqi town from Islamic State, bringing the total number of burial sites found to more than six. Nathan Frandino reports.
Relatives gather at a landfill site in Colombia thought to be a mass grave for up to 300 victims of the nation's internal conflict. Paul Chapman reports.