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Iraqi officials started exhuming human remains from what they believe to be a mass grave left behind by the Islamic State, according to the Associated Press, and feared there to be thousands of bodies
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Work started in mid-August to search for human remains at a mass grave ISIS left behind in the northern city of Al-Hasfa
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Head of the Martyrs Foundation told the Associated Press on Sunday the process requires specialized assistance to navigate site hazards, such as sulfur water and unexploded munitions
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The Martyrs Foundation mentioned work on the site is limited to gathering visible human remains and surface evidence, estimating the site could contain thousands of bodies
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The governor of the Nineveh province said during a press conference the site is a, quote, crime that shocks the mind and conscience
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ISIS executed more than 2,000 residents in a single day, an Iraqi government spokesperson said
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The terrorist group controlled about one-third of Syria and 40 percent of Iraq between 2013 and 2017
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During that time, about 20,000 people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds were executed
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As authorities collaborate with various organizations on the excavation, and Iraqi government spokesperson wrote on X that evidence of ISIS's terrorist rule is still
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emerging years after the group lost control of its territory. He added the government has committed
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to identifying all victims and notifying families. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey. For
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