Iraqis uncover graves of civilians

Monday, May 5, 2003

KHAN AL-RUBEA, Iraq -- Haidar Mohammed al-Atwan was 29 years old when he was blindfolded, tied up and shot in the back of the head following a failed Shiite uprising against Saddam Hussein in 1991.

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