200 corpses found in mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa: official

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200 corpses found in mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa: official
AFP
July 03, 2019

So far 200 corpses have been found, but it is feared more could follow. (File/AFP)

• The dead are thought to include victims of Daesh which occupied the city
• While 200 corpses have been found, it is feared more will follow

BEIRUT: Two hundred corpses, including those of people believed to have been executed by the Daesh, were found near the Syrian city of Raqqa, a local official and a war monitor said.

The mass grave contained the bodies of five men in orange jumpsuits of the kind typically worn by Daesh hostages, Yasser Al-Khamees and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

More bodies could be uncovered as search operations continue, Khamees said.

200 corpses found in mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa: official

BEIRUT: Two hundred corpses, including those of people believed to have been executed by the Daesh, were found near the Syrian city of Raqqa, a local official and a war monitor said. The mass grave contained the bodies of five men in orange jumpsuits of the kind typically worn by Daesh hostages...

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