Iraqi forces found two mass graves in the south of Shengal, Mohammed Khalil, the mayor of Shengal city said.

According to Khalil, Hashd al-Sha’abi, unearthed the mass graves in the town of Sinjar, situated over 400 kilometres northwest of the capital Baghdad, on Saturday morning. The graves contained the remains of 90 people.

The victims apparently came from the nearby villages of Mujamma al-Jazirah and al-Qabousiyah.

Another mass grave containing the remains of at least 50 people was found in Sinjar last week.

Back in August 2014, Daesh overran Sinjar, killing, raping, and enslaving large numbers of Ezidi Kurds.

The Office of Kidnapped Affairs in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk said earlier this year that around 3,500 Izadi Kurds were still being held captive by Daesh, adding that a large proportion of the abductees were women and children.