{"id":3856,"date":"2017-02-27T18:35:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3856-4-000-corpses-discovered-in-mass-grave-on-the-outskirts-of-mosul\/"},"modified":"2017-02-27T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T18:35:34","slug":"4-000-corpses-discovered-in-mass-grave-on-the-outskirts-of-mosul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/3856-4-000-corpses-discovered-in-mass-grave-on-the-outskirts-of-mosul\/","title":{"rendered":"4,000 corpses discovered in mass grave on the outskirts of Mosul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mass grave believed to contain 4,000 people has been discovered in the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A mass grave believed to contain 4,000 people has been discovered in the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>The Khasfa sinkhole was found five miles outside the northern city where Iraqi soldiers are in a months-long offensive against ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>Bodies are believed to have been dumped in the natural depression during 2014, according to local villagers, Iraqi police and human rights organizations.<\/p>\n<p>On February23, troops regained control of Mosul Airport in what is seen as a strategic and symbolic victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mass grave believed to contain 4,000 people has been discovered in the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. \u00a0 \u00a0 A mass grave believed to contain 4,000 people has been discovered in the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. 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