Mass graves containing at least 400 bodies have been found near Hawija, an Iraqi city that was occupied by Islamic State (IS) fighters until last month.
Kirkuk province's governor, Rakan Said, said they were found at an airbase just outside the city.
Some of the victims were in civilian clothes but others were wearing the jumpsuits that IS used to dress people who were condemned to death.
Mr Said said the base had been "turned into an execution ground".
General Mortada al-Luwaibi said the Iraqi military found the graves after local residents gave "witness accounts".
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