3 new mass graves found in Homs countryside

3 mass graves were found in a village in Homs countryside, and the remains of 20 unidentified people were recovered, bringing the number of graves discovered after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime to 9.

29 December, 2024 16:04

NEWS DESK

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the discovery of 3 mass graves in the village of al-Qabu in Homs countryside, and the recovery of the remains of 20 unidentified people who were likely arrested or forcibly disappeared in previous periods by the forces of the former regime.

On December 23, a mass grave was also found in the city of Homs, containing more than 1,200 unidentified bodies who were likely buried in previous periods during the rule of the former regime.

The number of mass graves discovered according to the documentation of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights since the fall of the Baath regime has reached 9 mass graves, containing the remains of 1,475 victims, distributed as follows: “Two mass graves in Daraa: 127 bodies were found in them. Three mass graves in the Damascus countryside, containing the remains of 128 bodies. Four graves in Homs, containing the remains of 1,220 bodies.”

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