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Iraqis find 3 more mass graves in formerly IS-held Sinjar
Fire in Sinjar: A Kurdish fighter records smoke rising over Sinjar, northern Iraq from oil fires set by Islamic State militants as Kurdish Iraqi fighters, backed by U
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Fire in Sinjar: A Kurdish fighter records smoke rising over Sinjar, northern Iraq from oil fires set by Islamic State militants as Kurdish Iraqi fighters, backed by U.S.-led airstrikes, launch a major assault on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. The strategic town of Sinjar was overran last year by the Islamic State group in an onslaught that caused the flight of tens of thousands of Yazidis and first prompted the United States to launch the air campaign against the militants. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen) (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
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span class="inline inline-center">Fire in Sinjar: A Kurdish fighter records smoke rising over Sinjar, northern Iraq from oil fires set by Islamic State militants as Kurdish Iraqi fighters, backed by U.S.-led airstrikes, launch a major assault on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. The strategic town of Sinjar was overran last year by the Islamic State group in an onslaught that caused the flight of tens of thousands of Yazidis and first prompted the United States to launch the air campaign against the militants. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Iraqi officials say three more mass graves have been found in the northern town of Sinjar, where Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes drove out Islamic State militants earlier this month.
Qasim Simo, the head of security in Sinjar, said Sunday that the graves are believed to contain 80 to 100 bodies.
Two graves have been found east of the town and one has been found within the town itself, bringing the total number of mass graves uncovered to five.
IS captured the town in August 2014 and began killing and enslaving members of the Yazidi religious minority, leading thousands of residents to flee into the mountains.
A U.S.-led coalition began carrying out strikes against the extremist group later that month, partly out of concern for their plight. (ags)
