Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bel Trew

Syria’s mass graves haunt loved ones a year on from fall of Assad, as hunt for clues finally gets underway

Anywhere you dig, you will stumble upon a body. That is the warning Hamza, 42, gives as he tentatively examines a bone he has just walked over. It looks like it might be part of a hip.

The Syrian father-of-three spent 11 years as a political prisoner, disappeared in the dungeons of Bashar al-Assad’s prisons during the bloody civil war.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.