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Was dental gold common in Syria?
Mass graves. In Syria, a mass grave has been discovered north of Damascus with up to 100,000 dead people. "We have heard stories of neighbors, families, loved ones who just disappeared," said Sam Dubberley of Human Rights Watch.
Mass graves have also been found elsewhere in Syria since the fall of the regime on December 8. Among other things, about ten graves were found on Monday in the southern parts of the country, writes the Turkish news agency Anatolia. "It is reasonable to assume that there are more mass graves in the country. This is a tactic that the regime has used to cover up its crimes," Dubberley said. Watch the feature on SVT News.
Assad's drug trade and billion-dollar flight. Syria's economy has been in free fall – for the Assad regime, drug smuggling has been an important source of funding. At the same time, the ex-dictator is believed to have shipped billions to Russia.
Bashar al-Assad flew the equivalent of 270 million euros to Russia in 2018 and 2019, the Financial Times has reported. During that time, the Assad family is believed to have made purchases of luxury properties in Moscow, according to the newspaper. Assad and his family are now reportedly in Moscow. Watch the feature on SVT News.