Four mass graves found in Syria during November

Four mass graves were found in November, containing the remains of 24 people, during debris removal and infrastructure restoration efforts. These discoveries highlight the scale of violations and crimes committed against civilians over the past years.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the uncovered graves were distributed as follows:

November 6: Remains believed to belong to more than 5 people were found inside a farm near the village of Al-Ghizlaniyah on the road to Damascus International Airport.

November 11: Remains of 3 people were found in a mass grave in the village of Tal Melah, northwest of Hama, during rubble removal. The victims’ identities remain unknown.

November 17: Remains of 6 people were discovered inside the Air Defense Battalion "Batchoura" in the town of Otaya in Rif Damascus, during sewage rehabilitation work.

November 30: A mass grave containing the remains of 10 unidentified individuals was found on the Tarablous road opposite the village of Al-Mazraa west of Homs, during construction work.

These mass-grave discoveries come as Syrians—especially families of the missing—continue to call for uncovering the fate of their loved ones, or at least identifying their burial places, especially after the fall of the former regime. They also demand independent investigations to protect mass-grave sites as non-prescriptible criminal evidence and to hold all perpetrators accountable for the crimes committed against Syrians throughout the years of the power struggle.

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