Isil killing field of 400 bodies found in Iraq

Iraqi security forces have found mass graves in an area recently retaken from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) that could contain up to 400 bodies of civilians and security forces, an official has said.

They were found in an abandoned base near Hawija, a northern town retaken in early October, said Rakan Saed, Kirkuk governor. Khalaf Luhaibi, a local shepherd who led troops to the site, said Isil used to shoot captives there and set bodies alight.