DAMADCUS: Syrian authorities discovered a mass grave in Palmyra, state media said, unearthing 12 bodies in the ancient city that had been overrun by Daesh group fighters for two years. “Authorities found the remains of a number of civilians and soldiers in a mass grave near Palmyra’s archaeological theater,” Syria’s official news agency SANA said. Twelve bodies were recovered
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Remains of IS-beheaded Syria archaeologist still missing: son
Issued on: Ruins of Syria s Roman-era ancient city of Palmyra LOUAI BESHARA AFP 2 min
Damascus (AFP)
The remains of Khaled al-Assaad, a Syrian archaeologist beheaded by Islamic State group jihadists, have yet to be recovered, his son told AFP on Wednesday.
The official SANA news agency reported in February that authorities had uncovered three corpses in Kahloul, 10 kilometres (six miles) east of the ancient city of Palmyra where Assaad was killed in 2015.
Assaad was believed to be among them, SANA said at the time, ahead of DNA testing.
But two months later, DNA results have shown that the remains of the archaeologist have yet to be found, his son Tareq said.