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The mass grave was found by Iraqi forces in the School of Agriculture on the outskirts of Hammam al-Alil, a town that was recaptured from ISIS on Monday, Iraq's Joint Military Command said, CNN reported.

"Gangs of ISIS militants continue to commit crimes against our people," the statement said.

Special teams are being sent to the site to investigate the killings, the statement said. Beheadings and mass graves have become a hallmark of the Sunni terror group.

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Iraq's federal police forces and army troops attacked the ISIS-held town of Hammam al-Alil – about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) south of Mosul, and the last significant settlement on the Tigris River before Mosul – on Saturday.

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Since October 17, a huge coalition of Iraqi forces have been waging an offensive to retake Mosul, ISIS' major stronghold in Iraq, which has been under the terror group's control for two years.

After Baghdad, Mosul is Iraq's second-most-populous city, with 1.2 million residents. Aid agencies have warned that the push to liberate the city could trigger a new refugee crisis.

So far 34,038 people have been displaced by the military operations, according to the International Organization for Migration.