📰 Mass grave discovered near al-Safira in Aleppo countryside

QAMISHLI, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – security and rescue sources stated on Wednesday that a mass grave containing multiple bodies was discovered in the western countryside of the town of al-Safira, east of Aleppo city, prompting authorities to secure the area and open an investigation. State-run media declared that local internal security troops established a cordon around the site while teams from public security and forensic units prepared to examine the remains. A representative for the provincial security apparatus informed North Press that initial responders were keeping the area sealed until forensic specialists arrived to begin systematic excavation and identification procedures.

The syrian-markets-price-chaos-continues-amid-weak-oversight/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Syrian Markets: Price Chaos Continues Amid Weak Oversight">syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets), which has been active in nearby governorates, stated its specialised teams have been assisting locally where access and safety permit. The discovery follows a separate operation declared last week by the Civil Defence in Homs city, where teams commenced work to identify remains uncovered in a mass grave found in the Karam al-Zaytoun area. Human rights organisations have previously documented mass graves across multiple governorates dating to periods of intense crisis.

By Atoun Jan