Iraqi troops find 27 civilian bodies in Mosul mass grave

Iraqi forces have found a mass grave in the liberated parts of Mosul containing the bodies of 27 civilians slain by ISIS terrorists.

Brigadier Zanoun al-Sabawi of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said there were signs of torture on the bodies discovered in al-Rashidiya district in northeastern Mosul on Sunday.

The official further said the ID cards of the victims were also found in the grave, adding that Iraqi forces transferred the corpses to a nearby medical center to deliver them to their families.

The Iraqi army announced in a statement on January 22 that all districts of eastern Mosul had been cleared of ISIS militants.