U.S. forces have found the bodies of 13 men in a mass grave in Iraq's restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, police said on Tuesday, the latest such grisly find in recent months.The unidentified bodies were found dumped in a hole in the town of Muqdadiya, 90 km (55 miles) northeast of Baghdad. All were handcuffed, had gunshot wounds in the head and showed evidence of being tortured, police said.
The bodies were discovered in an orchard during a U.S.-led operation in the area on Monday, police said.
Despite attacks across Iraq falling by 60 percent since last June, ethnically-mixed Diyala remains a headache for the U.S. and Iraqi forces.
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