Two mass grave sites were found through a joint effort by Iraqi soldiers and American forces.  The larger grave site had “22 partially decomposed corpses.”  (Gulf News)   The bodies were probably buried at different periods throughout the year since some of the corpses had on summer clothing, while others wore winter clothing.  Another grave site was found nearby containing eight people, including at least two Iraqi soldiers.  The corpses were found in the Lake Tharthar region, which is northwest of Baghdad.  The Iraqi military responded to the discovery by detaining 30 suspects in the region, which had been a former Al-Qaida stronghold.

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Gulf News- 30 bodies found in mass graves near Baghdad- 6 November 2007

Albawaba- Maliki tours Baghdad as 22 bodies found- 6 November 2007