by Salam Faraj Sat Oct 27, 11:25 AM ET
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi troops found 17 decomposed bodies of unidenfied men near the restive city of Baquba in a grim reminder of sustained sectarian bloodletting, as 12 other people were killed in the country Saturday.
Colonel Arshad al-Tamimi said the bodies were found in an open area five kilometres (three miles) west of Baquba, the capital of the province of Diyala located northeast of Baghdad.
Doctor Ahmad Fuhad of Baquba General Hospital confirmed the bodies were brought to the medical facility and were in a decomposed state, adding it was difficult to ascertain how the men were killed.
The discovery is a fresh reminder of the brutal sectarian strife that still continues in Iraq despite military crackdowns in flashpoint areas.
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