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Mass grave containing 100 bodies found in town south of Mosul, Iraq says
Source: CNN
Mass grave containing 100 bodies found in town south of Mosul, Iraq says
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Tim Hume, CNN
Updated 1738 GMT (0138 HKT) November 7, 2016
Irbil, Iraq (CNN) - A mass grave containing the remains of about 100 beheaded civilians has been discovered inside a school in a town south of Mosul, Iraq's military said in a statement Monday.
The mass grave was found by Iraqi forces in the School of Agriculture on the outskirts of Hammam al-Alil, a town that was recaptured from ISIS on Monday, Iraq's Joint Military Command said.
"Gangs of ISIS militants continue to commit crimes against our people," the statement said.
Special teams are being sent to the site to investigate the killings, the statement said. Beheadings and mass graves have become a hallmark of the Sunni terror group.
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Tim Hume, CNN
Updated 1738 GMT (0138 HKT) November 7, 2016
Irbil, Iraq (CNN) - A mass grave containing the remains of about 100 beheaded civilians has been discovered inside a school in a town south of Mosul, Iraq's military said in a statement Monday.
The mass grave was found by Iraqi forces in the School of Agriculture on the outskirts of Hammam al-Alil, a town that was recaptured from ISIS on Monday, Iraq's Joint Military Command said.
"Gangs of ISIS militants continue to commit crimes against our people," the statement said.
Special teams are being sent to the site to investigate the killings, the statement said. Beheadings and mass graves have become a hallmark of the Sunni terror group.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/07/middleeast/iraq-mosul-hammam-al-alil-mass-grave/
