Mass Grave of ISIS Victims Discovered in Kirkuk

reporter 1222 — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:03:12 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi security forces discovered the mass grave of victims killed by ISIS in the Kirkuk governorate, local media reported.

A security officer told Iraqi Alsumaria television on condition of anonymity that local officials had found the “remains of 45 people killed by ISIS militants in the village of Dawood Al-Alouka”.

He added that the local forensic authorities are trying to identify the victims.

ISIS gained full control over Iraq’s Mosul, Salahuddin, and Anbar provinces in 2014. The militant group also seized territory in Diyala and Kirkuk.

In 2017, the Iraqi army declared victory over ISIS after recapturing all of the territories that were under the terror group’s control.

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1989 US Invasion Left Mass Grave in Panama

reporter 1222 — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:00:21 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Mass grave of victims of the 1989 US invasion to depose former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega was discovered by the authorities in Panama, according to the country’s public prosecutor’s office.

“So far 70 bodies have been found,” the office said in a statement.

Authorities began exhuming a mass grave at a Panama City cemetery in January following the reopening of 14 inconclusive investigations into civilian deaths during the invasion, the New Straits Times reported.

The aim is to identify the remains and the causes of their deaths.

Work was suspended due to government measures taken to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus but restarted this week.

Sixteen exhumed bodies were taken to Panama’s forensic science institute for analysis.

“The digging is continuing while respecting the biosecurity protocols for this type of work,” the statement added.

In December 1989, 27,000 US soldiers invaded Panama to depose Noriega, a former Washington ally who was wanted by a Miami court to face accusations of drug trafficking.

Officially 500 people died but some rights organizations claim the true figure was in the thousands.

In 2016, under then-president Juan Carlos Varela, Panama created a commission to count and identify those who died during the invasion.

Noriega, who ruled from 1983 to 1989, surrendered in January 1990 and was jailed for drug-trafficking and the disappearance of opponents in the United States, France, and Panama.

After prison stints abroad he died in Panama in 2017.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2018 found the United States guilty of “human rights violations” and ordered it to “provide full reparation.”

Victims have demanded that the US, which committed to cooperating with the investigations, recognizes the invasion, compensates the country, and provides information about mass graves.

President Laurentino Cortizo said last year that Panama would look into asking Washington for reparations while recognizing that the two countries have a “fluid” relationship.

The United States is Panama’s main trade and diplomatic partner.

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