Mass graves have been found near Hawija, an area in northern Iraq recently taken from so-called Islamic State (ISIL)
Local shepherd, Khalaf Luhaibi led troops to the site, where there could be as many as 400 bodies of captives, believed to have been shot dead, or doused in oil and set on fire by the jihadists. The governor of Kirkuk province, Rakan Said, said the zone had been turned into an execution ground.
The area is strewn with what appear to be human skulls and bones, as well as torn items of clothing.
