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イラクのアディラ・フサイン保健相は5月28日、北部の都市ティクリート近郊の集団墓地でイラク兵とみられる遺体470体を掘り出したと明らかにした。過激派組織IS（イスラム国）に虐殺されたとみられる。アルジャジーラなどが報じた。
BBCによると、ISは2014年6月にティクリートを制圧した際に、イラク政府軍の兵士およそ1700人を虐殺したとされている。いくつかの遺体はティグリス川に流され、残りは集団墓地に埋められた。
イラク政府軍は2015年3月末にティクリートを奪還し、4月から赤十字国際委員会（ICRC）とともにイラク兵の遺体の捜索と収容を行っている。
IS、ティクリートでイラク兵虐殺
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(01 of23)
This Tuesday, April 7, 2015 photo shows human remains from a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq. Iraqi forensic teams in the newly recaptured city of Tikrit have started exhuming bodies from mass graves believed to contain some of the hundreds of soldiers killed by Islamic State militants last year, a government spokesman said Tuesday. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(02 of23)
An Iraqi forensic team works at the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Thursday, April 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(03 of23)
An Iraqi forensic team works at the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Thursday, April 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(04 of23)
An Iraqi forensic worker excavates human remains in a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Thursday, April 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(05 of23)
An Iraqi man plants a national flag at the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Friday, April 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(06 of23)
An Iraqi man prays for his slain relative, at the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Friday, April 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(07 of23)
Shiite militiaman prays at a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Friday, April 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(08 of23)
A Shiite militiaman kisses the grave at the site believed to be a mass grave where Islamic State militants killed hundreds of Iraqi soldiers when they overran Camp Speicher military base last June, in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Friday, April 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(09 of23)
Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite militiamen prepare to attack Islamic State extremists at Camp Speicher, the front line in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 12, 2015. Rockets and mortars echoed across Saddam Hussein\'s hometown of Tikrit on Thursday as Iraqi security forces clashed with Islamic State militants a day after sweeping into the Sunni city north of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Iraq Islamic State(10 of23)
Iraqi security forces and allied Shiite militiamen prepare ortars to attack Islamic State extremists, at Camp Speicher, near the front line in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 12, 2015. Rockets and mortars echoed across Saddam Hussein\'s hometown of Tikrit on Thursday as Iraqi security forces clashed with Islamic State militants a day after sweeping into the Sunni city north of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(11 of23)
Iraqis mourn near body-bags containing the remains of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group lying on the ground at the Speicher camp in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(12 of23)
An Iraqi man kisses a body-bag lying amidst other bags containing the remains of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group lie on the ground at the Speicher camp in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(13 of23)
An Iraqi Shiite fighter and member of Iraq\'s Popular Mobilisation Unit mourns over body-bags containing the remains of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group lie on the ground at the Speicher camp in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(14 of23)
An Iraqi man cries over body-bags containing the remains of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group lie on the ground at the Speicher camp in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(15 of23)
Members of the Iraqi security forces excavate a mass grave containing the remains of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group at the Speicher camp in the city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(16 of23)
Body-bags containing the remains of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group lie on the ground at the Speicher camp in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(17 of23)
Body-bags containing the remains of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group lie on the ground at the Speicher camp in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(18 of23)
A member of the Iraqi security forces wearing protective clothes inspects a mass grave containing the remains of dozens of people believed to have been slain by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group at the Speicher camp in the city of Tikrit, on April 12, 2015. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group executed hundreds of mostly Shiite recruits last June in what is known as the Speicher massacre, named for the military base near which they were captured. Thirteen grave sites have been found -- 10 in the palace complex and three outside, Haider Majid, an employee of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi\'s office working on the Speicher issue, said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(19 of23)
Iraqi employees from a human rights body visit a burial site believed to hold victims of a June massacre in which hundreds of army cadets were executed by the Islamic State (IS) group, in the city of Tikrit, on April 9, 2015. The Speicher massacre -- named after the nearby base from which the mostly Shiite recruits were abducted -- stoked widespread anger against IS and helped rally support to battle the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(20 of23)
Iraqi university students light candles on the Tigris river waterfront in Tikrit on April 9, 2015, which is believed to be the place of a June 2014 massacre, also know as the Speicher massacre, where hundreds of mostly Shiite army cadets were executed by the Islamic State (IS) group. The Speicher massacre -- named after the nearby base from which the mostly Shiite recruits were abducted -- stoked widespread anger against IS and helped rally support to battle the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT(21 of23)
Iraqi university students light candles on the Tigris river waterfront in Tikrit on April 9, 2015, which is believed to be the place of a June 2014 massacre, also know as the Speicher massacre, where hundreds of mostly Shiite army cadets were executed by the Islamic State (IS) group. The Speicher massacre -- named after the nearby base from which the mostly Shiite recruits were abducted -- stoked widespread anger against IS and helped rally support to battle the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT-IS(22 of23)
Iraqi Shiite fighters and members of Iraq\'s Popular Mobilisation, pray at a burial site believed to hold victims of a June massacre in which hundreds of army cadets were executed by the Islamic State (IS) group, in the city of Tikrit, on April 4, 2015. The Speicher massacre -- named after the nearby base from which the mostly Shiite recruits were abducted -- stoked widespread anger against IS and helped rally support to battle the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
IRAQ-CONFLICT-IS(23 of23)
Iraqi Shiite fighters and members of Iraq\'s Popular Mobilisation, inspect a burial site believed to hold victims of a June massacre in which hundreds of army cadets were executed by the Islamic State (IS) group, in the city of Tikrit, on April 4, 2015. The Speicher massacre -- named after the nearby base from which the mostly Shiite recruits were abducted -- stoked widespread anger against IS and helped rally support to battle the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
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