Another mass grave courtesy of al-Qaeda discovered north of Baghdad

Another mass grave courtesy of al-Qaeda discovered north of Baghdad: “

BAGHDAD (AP) — A mass grave containing about 100 bodies was discovered just north of Baghdad Saturday in an a part of Diyala province that for years has seen intense fighting between Sunni al-Qaida in Iraq extremists and Shiites.

The grisly discovery came as Iraq’s Sunni parliament speaker called on Iraqi Shiites and Kurds to work together with the minority he represents to deal with the challenges faced by the country — including an election law that would help reconcile Iraq’s often warring sects and splinter groups.

The grave, near Khalis — about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad — is still being investigated, but the military said the skeletal remains appear to have been in the grave for a long time.

The military said it was not immediately clear who killed the people buried in the grave. Khalis is a Shiite town, but it is surrounded by Sunni communities and has been the scene of repeated sectarian attacks. Al-Qaida in Iraq remains active in the area, which has seen hundreds of kidnapping and mass abductions in past years.

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