Saddam-era mass grave found

Found a mass grave containing 377 corpses apparently killed during the 1991 Shia uprisings against Saddam

Iraqi forensic teams in the southern province of Basra have found a mass grave containing 377 corpses apparently killed during the 1991 Shia uprisings against Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship, said Iraqi human rights officials.
A statement released by Mehdi Tamimi, an Iraqi government human rights officer, said that the mass grave was found in the east of Basra province. According to Tamimi, the grave is the second biggest mass grave ever found in southern Iraq.
He said that there are more than 40 mass graves in Basra province, emphasizing the importance of preserving graves in order for them to be documented properly.
A Shia uprising in 1991 started following the Gulf War upheavals against Saddam Hussein’s rule in the country. After the failure of the uprisings, hundreds of Iraqi citizens were killed by the regime.