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•Discovery of mass graves in Syria sheds new light on brutality of the fallen Assad regime
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With the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in Syria , the scale of his regime's mass killings and executions are coming to light more and more each day.
The United Nations said this week the new Syrian government was receptive to receiving help gathering evidence and prosecuting individuals responsible for war crimes.
Special correspondent Simona Foltyn visited some of the mass graves that have been discovered across the country.
The White Helmets have recovered some human remains found above ground, but lack the expertise and technical capabilities to open mass graves.
The new government has yet to put forth a plan on how and when these graves will be exhumed.
A religious leader witnessed the mass burial of victims of torture in the town of Kutefa .
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