{"id":65066,"date":"2020-07-09T20:53:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T20:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/09\/mass-grave-uncovered-in-former-isis-territory-of-northern-iraq\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:02:53","slug":"mass-grave-uncovered-in-former-isis-territory-of-northern-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/07\/09\/mass-grave-uncovered-in-former-isis-territory-of-northern-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass grave uncovered in former ISIS territory of northern Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Numerous human remains were recently uncovered from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2016\/11\/07\/iraqi-kurdish-forces-advance-as-mass-grave-found-near-mosul\/\" target=_blank>suspected mass grave<\/a> in the northern Iraqi village of Humeydat, part of the territory formerly controlled by Islamic State militants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local officials in late June found the grave, which extended over hundreds of meters, filled with bones, skulls, clothing and shoes. The remains are believed to be those of Shiite prisoners who were executed in June 2014 after ISIS gained control of Mosul, though an investigation is needed to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/12\/new-mass-graves-found-in-iraq-could-contain-up-to-400-bodies\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17316513585683.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New mass graves found in Iraq could contain up to 400 bodies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Iraqi security forces have found mass graves in an area recently retaken from the Islamic State group that could contain up to 400 bodies, an Iraqi official said Sunday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An estimated 1,500 prisoners, both Shiite and Sunni, from Badoush were taken to the desert and separated, according to a Human Rights Watch investigation. 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