[LPStar]

That doesn't explain the "shooting gallery" found at the site.

[American Soldier]

I would accuse Iran of many things, but am not inclined to think they would be desparate to get a bunch of old bodies. Even if they are my enemies, I am in favor of seeing dead soldiers' remains repatriated that they may rest in their own ground...Hopefully, we'll all be on the same side once we cross the river. My enemies are the ones who are alive and shooting at us.

[laz17]

Well, the records that were kept at the complex should help determine exactly who those remains used to be.

[TheLion]

I know Iraq lost about 350 thousand during that war and Iran closer to 500 thousand (don't know that figure for sure).....and nobody won anything! The Iraqis also used lots of CW, especially when they were cornered.

[WaterDragon]

The bodies are as likely to be Iraqi as they are to be Iranian. Saddam was/is indiscriminate in his murdering.

[BluH2o]

There may be an element of truth to this ... the fact wooden coffins are being used and the mention of parts of uniforms being evident would lend some weight to the claim.
Coffins denote some respect for the dead ... remains of those murdered by Saddams henchmen would likely be dumped unceremoniously in a mass grave.

[MadIvan]

The names associated with the bodies were Arabic, not Farsi.

I suspect they are some of the 600 Kuwaiti Army POWs that were never found.

Regards, Ivan

[mewzilla]

What's Iran so worried about? I can't believe its any dead citizens of theirs.

[mewzilla]

Tin foil thought, but what if the identities of the dead people (especially any Kuwaitis) were stolen and are being used by terrorists? That would be one reason to keep good records. And I could see why the Iranians, among others, wouldn't want anyone checking the records.