| U.S. forces in Iraq have discovered another mass grave in Iraq believed to contain the bodies of hundreds of Shiite Muslims slain by toppled President Saddam Hussein’s forces in 1991. The official said U.S. forces found the grave in the Baghdad area on Sunday. U.S. authorities believe the grave is filled with about 800 bodies of Shiites killed by Iraq’s military as they staged an uprising against Saddam following the defeat of his forces in the Gulf War. U.S. officials have said they believe there are up to 260 mass graves in Iraq containing the remains of at least 300,000 people murdered by Saddam’s forces. They said about 40 such mass graves have been discovered. |