Raqqa – The initial response team of Reconstruction Committee of Raqqa Civil Council continues to retrieve bodies that have been randomly buried in homes, public facilities and schools, during a period, when the city was controlled by Daesh terrorists.

Khalid Khamis, commander of the initial response team, confirmed that they had completed their work in most of the mass graves that were found, including the tomb of the “AL- jamaa AL- eateq.

According to Khamis, the total number since the beginning of the work, starting on January 9, 2018, reached “2220” bodies, some of which were handed over to their families, and others were buried legally in Tal Al Bayahah cemetery after being documented with a formal record.

For his part, the forensic doctor in the initial response team, Mahmoud Ibrahim, explained that they have completed their work in AL-Jama,a AL- Ateq. after the recovery of 96 bodies, children, women, civilians, soldiers and infants.

Ibrahim said that the bodies were buried in a legitimate way, wrapped in sacks. He pointed out that 75 bodies had been handed over to the family. The unidentified bodies were documented and buried in Tal -Al Bayahah cemetery, which was established by Raqqa Civil Council.

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