▁December ▁of ▁last ▁year , ▁were ▁given ▁w ides p read ▁cred ence , ▁quoted ▁by ▁MP s ▁and ▁widely ▁published , ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁to ▁a ▁US ▁government ▁pam ph let ▁on ▁Ira q ' s ▁mass ▁gra ves " ▁ ▁US ▁Senate ▁committee ▁investig ations ▁ ▁Fact s ▁on ▁the ▁Fact ▁She et ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁those ▁gathered ▁by ▁US ▁Senate ▁committee ▁investig ations . ▁▁ ▁South ▁of ▁Bag hd ad ▁a ▁mass ▁grave ▁was ▁un cover ed ▁which ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁contain ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Sh ia ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁popular ▁u pr ising ▁which ▁was ▁brut ally ▁quel led ▁by ▁S add am ' s ▁Republican ▁Gu ards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁just ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁S add am ' s ▁regime ▁was ▁to pp led , ▁ 7 2 ▁bodies ▁were ▁recovered ▁who ▁ ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 ▁Kur ds , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁women , ▁children ▁and ▁te en agers , ▁have ▁been ▁un cover ed ▁near ▁Sam aw ah . ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁mass ▁grave ▁sites ▁in ▁Ira q ▁has ▁been ▁done ▁through ▁the ▁analysis ▁of ▁satellite ▁imag ery . ▁ ▁This ▁has ▁ 1 8 ▁sus pected ▁sites , ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁exc av ated ▁having ▁ 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁adult ▁males . ▁ 3 , 1 1 5 ▁corps es ▁un cover ed ▁in ▁Mah