DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The Syrian government forces discovered a mass burial site on the northeastern outskirt of the recently liberated ancient city of Palmyra, Arab media reported Friday.
At least 25 bodies have been uncovered, most of them women and children killed by Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) jihadist group fighters, according to the Al Mayadeen broadcaster.
The Syrian armed forces, backed by militias and the Russian Aerospace Forces, recaptured Palmyra from the extremist group, outlawed both in Russia and the United States, on March 27, nearly a year after militants took hold of the city and destroyed much of the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s artifacts.
Russian and Syrian sappers are currently demining Palmyra from bombs and land mines left by IS militants in their retreat.
