Iraqi Kurds uncover mass graves in town recaptured from 'Islamic State'

Kurdish forces say they have uncovered two mass graves outside Sinjar, the northern Iraqi town that was ruled by so-called Islamic State for more than a year before the extremists were driven out last week.

The first grave was west of the town’s centre near a technical institute and contained 78 elderly women’s bodies, said the Sinjar director of intelligence, Qasim Samir.