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It's a difficult question but there may be all sorts of legal issues lurking; possibly requiring consent from relatives. Then being sure of the identity of each body coupled with the problem of the exhumation and transport of bodies which will be in a pretty poor state of decay.

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May 21 2003
A British World War I cemetery in Iraq, which was restored by United States marines as a sign of gratitude for Britain's participation in the recent conflict, has been desecrated by Iraqis.
The cemetery in the eastern city of Kut, site of some of the fiercest losses the British military has suffered in the region, was vandalised hours after a rededication ceremony attended by British generals and Anglican bishops.
Some gravestones of tens of thousands of British and Indian troops who fell in Kut after being forced to retreat from Baghdad by Turkish forces in 1916 have been toppled. The Union Jack which was hoisted during the ceremony was ripped down and burnt and its metal flagpole bent to an angle of 45 degrees.
US marines in Kut expressed their anger. "We were real proud of our efforts to restore it and now it's just been trashed again, which makes me and a whole lot of people so angry," said Lieutenant-Colonel Bob Zangas, of the 4th Civil Affairs Group, who has been heavily involved in the project.
This month, US marines under the command of General Richard Natonski set to work to clear the burial site, which was "eyeball high" in rubbish and weeds, after Britain stopped paying the caretaker after the 1991 Gulf War.
The battle of Kut, described by T. E. Lawrence as a "slow-drawn agony", lasted 143 days. Only 2000 out of 23,000 men survived.
On Monday children were swinging on the bent flagpole, leaping over the cracked or broken headstones which had clearly been hit with heavy objects and throwing stones at dogs under an old memorial arch.
Local people outside a shop selling icons of Shiite clerics opposite the cemetery said its desecration was not surprising.
"We respect the dead, whatever their religion, but the soldiers put up the British flag as if to emphasise that they are occupying us and many men put lots of effort into the restoration," said Abbas Jaber, 32, a glazier.
"At the same time we are suffering from lack of food, electricity and security. If only they put as much effort into sorting these problems out."
Colonel Zangas admitted that the restoration should not have been given so much weight so soon after the war: "It sent out the wrong message, renovating a Christian cemetery when you're occupying a Muslim country."
The Telegraph, London

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