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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ghaith Alsayed and Kareem Chehayeb

Remains of 30 people believed killed by IS militants found in Syria in a search by Qatar and FBI

Syria IS - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by the militant Islamic State group have been found in a remote Syrian town in a search led by Qatari search teams and the FBI, according to a statement from Qatar on Monday.

The Qatari internal security forces said the FBI had requested the search, and that DNA tests are currently underway to determine the identities of the people. The Qatari agency did not whom the American intelligence and security agency is trying to find.

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