{"id":131283,"date":"2025-10-21T17:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131283"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:14:25","slug":"mass-grave-discovered-near-douma-in-damascus-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131283\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass grave discovered near Douma in Damascus countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Syrian Civil Defense announced on Tuesday the discovery of a mass grave near the Chemistry Regiment area in Tal al-Sawan, east of Douma city in the Damascus countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Civil Defense statements broadcast by state-run \u201cal-Ikhbariya\u201d channel, around 20 bodies have been recovered so far from the site, most of them belonging to women and children. Teams working in the area said that the remains were found without clothing, suggesting that the victims may have been killed while unclothed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Civil Defense added that the recovery operation is being conducted under the supervision of the National Authority for the Missing, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior and forensic medicine departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local sources reported that security forces cordoned off the area immediately after the initial discovery. Excavation teams and forensic specialists began work to identify the victims and determine the approximate time of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No information has yet been released regarding the possible identities of the victims or the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The area remains closed to civilians pending completion of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syrian Civil Defense announced on Tuesday the discovery of a mass grave near the Chemistry Regiment area in Tal al-Sawan, east of Douma city in the Damascus countryside. 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