Mass graves find

AN Iraqi official says mass graves found in an area recently retaken from the Islamic State group could contain up to 400 bodies.

Kirkuk governor Rakan Saed said the bodies of civilians and security forces had been found in an abandoned base near Hawija, a northern town retaken in early October.

A shepherd who led troops to the site, says IS used to bring captives to the area and shoot them dead or pour oil over them and light it on fire.