{"id":125585,"date":"2025-05-10T08:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=125585"},"modified":"2025-05-10T08:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:12:49","slug":"qatari-team-begins-search-for-remains-of-americans-killed-by-isis-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/125585\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatari team begins search for remains of Americans killed by ISIS in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>A Qatari team has launched a search operation in Syria to locate the remains of American hostages killed by the Islamic State (ISIS) nearly a decade ago, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/qataris-search-bodies-americans-killed-by-islamic-state-syria-2025-05-10\/\">sources<\/a>, the mission\u2014reviving longstanding efforts to recover the victims\u2019 remains\u2014began last week and includes members of the Qatari international search and rescue group, accompanied by American personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team, previously deployed by Doha to disaster zones in Morocco and Turkey, has reportedly recovered the remains of three individuals so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Syrian security official, one of the sources cited, said the identities of the recovered remains have yet to be confirmed. The second source added that the duration of the mission remains uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation coincides with preparations for a visit by former U.S. President Donald Trump to Doha, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates later this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of now, the U.S. State Department has not issued a statement regarding the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Malin Muhammad<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 A Qatari team has launched a search operation in Syria to locate the remains of American hostages killed by the Islamic State (ISIS) nearly a decade ago, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. 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