(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Kurdish-led Raqqa Local Council has transferred two mass graves containing 500 bodies of civilians and Islamic State jihadists out of the city, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl Saturday.
The move came as the local organizations and civil community work to rehabilitate and reconstruct the city of Raqqa, Isis's one-time capital since its fall in October 2017.
Abdul Aziz al-Metleq, Raqqa-based activist, said most of the mass graves victims were killed by the US-led Coalition airstrikes and by the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
None of degenerated bodies were identified, according al-Metleq.
The regime forces also has found a mass graves near Tabqa air base, containing bodies of 60 troops killed by Daesh in 2014. The bodied have been moved to Aleppo military hospital.
Last year two mass graves were also discovered in Raqqa.
Zaman Al Wasl
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