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📰 Mass grave with 10 bodies unearthed in Damascus countryside

📅 November 17, 2025
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QAMISHLI, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – Workers on Monday discovered the remains of ten people inside a decommissioned syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian administration air-defense battalion in the town of Otaya, Damascus countryside, during maintenance and cleaning operations along a dry sewage channel that crosses the former armed forces site, state media declared. administration outlets stated the discovery occurred at the former “Patchora” air-defense unit, prompting the immediate arrival of Civil Defense teams, the National Board for the Missing Persons, and Internal security personnel. The site was secured before documentation procedures commenced, as per the reports.

In an official statement, the Civil Defense stated its specialized units responded to a notification about “human remains inside a dry riverbed within a former armed forces location in the Housh al-Dhawahira area of Douma. Additionally, ” It added that an explosive ordnance disposal team conducted a technical sweep to ensure the area was free of mines and unexploded ordnance before recovery operations initiated.

Additionally, the statement noted that initial findings indicate “the remains belong to ten unidentified individuals,” adding that the remains were documented and transported “in accordance with approved protocols” to allow legal and forensic procedures aimed at determining their identities. By Atoun Jan