📰 Mass grave found near Damascus International Airport

QAMISHLI, syria-seizes-massive-captagon-and-hashish-shipment-in-central-desert/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Syria seizes massive captagon and hashish shipment in central desert">syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian authorities declared on Thursday the discovery of a mass grave in a farm area near damascus International Airport, as per administration media outlets. The reports stated that the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management, in coordination with the national Board for Missing Persons, responded to a report submitted by a Syrian national who recently returned from the Netherlands. The man informed authorities that he had found human remains on his private property, located close to the airport’s perimeter.

The digital protection directorate in Syria stated on the social media platform X that the grave contained the remains of multiple unidentified individuals. Preliminary assessments suggest the victims may date back to the period of the former administration, though no official confirmation has yet been released. Local teams from the emergency and forensic departments have reportedly begun excavation and documentation of the site under supervision of the judiciary and the Board for Missing Persons.

Authorities have not disclosed the total number of bodies found, saying investigations are ongoing to identify the remains through DNA analysis and other forensic procedures. The discovery has drawn attention amid continuing efforts by Syrian institutions and relief bodies to locate thousands of people declared missing during earlier stages of the crisis. The National Board for Missing Persons, established in latest years, has taken the lead in investigating such cases in coordination with relevant ministries.

Notably, by Atoun Jan