ISIS mass grave uncovered from 2014

A human skull, a pair of worn trousers and a shoe were among the remains unearthed from a mass grave discovered this week in northern Iraq, a remnant of the brutal rule of the Islamic State, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

Dozens of bodies were found Monday buried in a trench stretching hundreds of yards long. Forensics experts have carried out an initial investigation, but the pandemic has impeded excavations, medical officials in Mosul said.

Officials believe the victims were Shiite convicts taken from the local Badoush prison by ISIS and killed shortly after the militants seized Mosul in June 2014.