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Syria’s Raqqa still finding the dead, 2 years after Daesh fall

Syria’s Raqqa still finding the dead, 2 years after Daesh fall

  • The dead found in the latest grave were likely killed in the last days of the furious battles for Raqqa, buried in a rush during the fighting
  • In Syria’s 8-year-old civil war, more than 100,000 people have been detained, abducted or gone missing, according to the UN, most of them disappeared by the government
By AP ·
Dutch court convicts Daesh militant of war crimes in Syria and Iraq

Dutch court convicts Daesh militant of war crimes in Syria and Iraq

By Reuters ·
Workers recover over 300 bodies from Syrian mass grave

Workers recover over 300 bodies from Syrian mass grave

By AP - AFP ·
200 corpses found in mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa: official

200 corpses found in mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa: official

By AFP ·
The arts return to northern Syria’s former militant bastion

The arts return to northern Syria’s former militant bastion

By AFP ·
Four suicide bombers hit Syria’s Raqqa — SDF

Four suicide bombers hit Syria’s Raqqa — SDF

By Reuters ·
500 bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa photos

500 bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa

By AP ·
Amnesty to expand probe of US-led campaign in Syria’s Raqqa

Amnesty to expand probe of US-led campaign in Syria’s Raqqa

By AP ·
Daesh says hits Syria’s Raqqa with car bomb

Daesh says hits Syria’s Raqqa with car bomb

By Reuters ·
One year on, Syrians in Raqqa exhume their dead for reburial

One year on, Syrians in Raqqa exhume their dead for reburial

By Reuters ·
One year after Daesh defeat, Syria’s Raqqa still in fear

One year after Daesh defeat, Syria’s Raqqa still in fear

By AFP ·
Retaken but not rebuilt: Syria’s Raqqa a year after Daesh ouster

Retaken but not rebuilt: Syria’s Raqqa a year after Daesh ouster

By AFP ·
Syrians search for Daesh captives a year after caliphate crumbles

Syrians search for Daesh captives a year after caliphate crumbles

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