Four new mass graves discovered in Syria
As part of ongoing operations to search for mass graves in Syria, foreign media reports have confirmed the discovery of four new mass graves in the outskirts of Homs.
Al-Arabiya News Agency reported on Monday, December 30 that the new graves were discovered late yesterday in the suburbs of Homs.
Previously, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had reported the discovery of three mass graves in the village of al-Qabu.
According to the Observatory’s report, the bodies of 20 individuals have so far been exhumed from these graves, although their identities remain unknown. It is believed that these individuals were arrested or forcibly disappeared during previous periods of the conflict.
Furthermore, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, nine mass graves have been discovered across various regions of Syria, containing a total of 1,475 bodies.
This discovery of mass graves marks one of several to emerge since Bashar al-Assad’s departure from Syria. Assad fled the country as armed opposition forces approached the capital, Damascus. Russia later confirmed that Assad and his family had entered the country.
The ongoing discovery of mass graves in Syria highlights the brutal legacy of the Syrian conflict, with countless victims of arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings. While the number of graves continues to rise, it underscores the continuing human rights abuses that have plagued the country for years.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime would not only mark the end of his 24-year presidency but also conclude more than five decades of Assad family rule in Syria. This tragic chapter in Syrian history calls for justice and accountability for the victims of these atrocities, as well as a commitment to ensuring that such horrors are never repeated.
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