A mass grave has been uncovered in Syria’s southern Daraa Governorate, with five bodies recovered so far and estimates indicating the presence of more than 50 others, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported on Saturday, according to Anadolu.
Security forces in Izraa, Daraa Governorate, have discovered a mass grave in Brigade 34 located in Elmismyah, according to the Syrian agency.
“Efforts to access the rest of the grave have been hindered by prevailing adverse weather conditions,” SANA reported.
Bashar Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia on Dec. 8, ending the Baath Party’s regime, which had been in power since 1963.
Ahmad Al-Sharaa, who was appointed the new Syrian president on Jan. 29, tasked Mohammed Al-Bashir with forming a government to oversee Syria’s transitional period.
