RAMADI, Iraq, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces discovered a new mass grave contained seven bodies in execution-style in Anbar province, a provincial police source said on Thursday.

    The bodies, blindfolded and handcuffed, were found in the Lake Tharthar area east of Ramadi, some 100 km northwest of Baghdad, during a joint U.S. and Iraqi operation against the al-Qaida fighters in the area, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

    Two more mass graves were also discovered in the area, but the security forces did not excavate them yet, the source said.

    On Tuesday, the Iraqi security forces announced they discoveredthe remains of 22 bodies buried in a mass grave in the area.

    The area, where the mass graves were found, has long been undercontrol by the al-Qaida terrorist network, the source said, adding that the security forces believe the victims were previously kidnapped and killed by the al-Qaida fighters.

Mass grave contains 17 bodies found in NE Baghdad

    BAGHDAD, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi troops have discovered the remains of some 17 bodies dumped in an area in the volatile province of Diyala, a source from provincial .S. and Iraq liaison office said on Wednesday.

    The severely decomposed corpses were found on Tuesday night in a small river near the village of Hashimiyat, west of Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, the source from the provincial Joint Coordination Center, told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Full story