Location of 7 Khoshi mass graves (400-500p)

Iraq / Ninawa / Sinjar /
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The Khoshi mass graves are expected to hold between 400 and 500 bodies of Yezidi civilians ethnically cleansed by Daesh militants.

The bodies are expected to be distributed in at least 7 different mass graves (Khoshi 1-7)

The ethnic cleansing of Yezidi by Daesh in Sinjar region is recognized as a genocide by the UN.

Sources: hrw.org and the Yazda report on Ethnic cleansing in Sinjar region.
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Coordinates:   36°11'2"N   41°50'56"E
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