TIKRIT, Iraq – Acting on a tip from a local Iraqi, Multi-National Division – North Soldiers and Iraqi Policemen discovered 37 bodies buried in a mass grave north of Muqdadiyah, Iraq, March 27.
All the bodies were badly decomposed and appear to have been there anywhere from two to eight months. Some of the bodies showed signs of torture.
The bodies will be moved to a nearby cemetery.
“Those responsible need to be put to justice for these barbaric acts,” said Maj. Dan Meyers, a spokesman for Multi-National Division - North.
