49 Iraqi Army Bodies Found

World | October 24, 2004, Sunday // 00:00

Iraqi police said Sunday that 49 bodies of soldiers from the new Iraqi army were found south of Baqouba. Gen. Walid al-Azzawi, commander of the Diyala provincial police, said that after an inspection it was found out that the soldiers were shot after being ordered to lay down on the earth. A US military source in the region confirmed the incident, but said there appeared to be fewer dead Iraqi soldiers, around 30 to 35.

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