Iraqi Police Uncover 14 Bodies in Shallow Grave, Military Says

[sabra]

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Iraqi Police Uncover 14 Bodies in Shallow Grave, Military Says

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi police uncovered the bodies of 14 people who had been buried in a shallow grave just east of Tal Afar near the Syrian border, the U.S. military said.

Twelve of the corpses were bound and appear to have been shot in the head while two others were decapitated, the military said in a statement e-mailed from the capital, Baghdad. The victims were probably killed 1-3 months ago, according to the statement, which gave no further details.

Tal Afar, 260 miles (418 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, is described by American military commanders as a transit point for insurgents smuggling weapons and foreign fighters into Iraq. U.S. and Iraqi forces last month attempted to purge the city of rebels in an offensive that left more than 150 insurgents dead and reduced much of the city to rubble.

Some rebels appear to have filtered back into Tal Afar and have been targeting children and also using them in attacks, according to today's statement.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. "Some rebels appear to have filtered back into Tal Afar"

I read this as: Some citizens of Tal Afar have returned home.