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After Syria’s 14-Year Civil War, a Search for Victims Leads to Mass Graves

More than 100,000 people disappeared during the 13-year civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.

© Emile Ducke for The New York Times

A trench at the Najha cemetery near Damascus, Syria. The area is believed to hold a mass grave.
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