In this Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 frame grab from video, an Iraqi federal police officer holds a stuffed toy at the site of a mass grave in Hamam al-Alil, Iraq. Investigators are probing the mass grave that was discovered the previous day by troops advancing further into Islamic State-held territory near the city of Mosul. (Associated Press)BAGHDAD — Iraqi investigators were probing a mass grave on Tuesday discovered by troops advancing on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, where soldiers have captured a sliver of land but later halted their advance. “Investigators flew in this morning and are on their way to the grave to conduct examinations and determine the cause of death,” said Haider Majeed, a Cabinet official in charge of mass grave investigations. IS allegedly forcibly moved about 1,500 families to Mosul airport from Hamam al-Alil, she added.

Source: Washington Post November 08, 2016 07:40 UTC