'16 mass graves found' after Iraqi town of Sinjar freed from Islamic State

The UN human rights office says it has received reports of 16 mass graves discovered near Sinjar, the north-western Iraqi town that was liberated from Islamic State last month.

'16 mass graves found' after Iraqi town of Sinjar freed from Islamic State

The UN human rights office says it has received reports of 16 mass graves discovered near Sinjar, the north-western Iraqi town that was liberated from Islamic State last month.

Spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly, of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said she has no details about how many bodies might be inside the graves.

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