Hundreds of Bodies Found in Mass Graves Near Syria ex-IS Bastion

Seven mass graves containing hundreds of unidentified bodies have been unearthed near the former Islamic State group stronghold of Albu Kamal in eastern Syria, official news agency SANA said. Most of the more than 100 bodies recovered so far at the site appear to "have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment before execution," it said, accusing IS of killing the victims. Work was under way to retrieve the rest of the bodies from the graves in the eastern province of...

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