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JamaliahYusofYacob - Tentera
Syria menggali kubur besar-besaran yang terdiri daripada sekurang-kurangnya 40
mayat, kebanyakannya wanita dan kanak-kanak disembelih oleh Negara Islam (IS,
yang sebelum ini ISIS/ISIL) di bandar purba yang baru-baru ini dibebaskan
Palmyra.
Kubur
telah ditemui oleh jurutera dan "pasukan pertahanan popular" di
kawasan kejiranan Masakin al-Jahiz di bandar, yang terletak hanya 500 meter
dari runtuhan purba, laporan SANA.
Palmyra
mass grave: Tortured women & children among dozens of ISIS victims
unearthed by Syrian army
The
Syrian army is unearthing a mass grave consisting of at least 40 corpses, many
of them women and children, butchered by the Islamic State (IS, formerly
ISIS/ISIL) in the recently liberated ancient city of Palmyra.
The
grave was discovered by engineers and “popular defense forces” in the Masakin
al-Jahizia neighborhood in the city, which lies only 500 meters away from the
ancient ruins, SANA reports.
Pada
mulanya, tentera telah berjaya menarik 25 mayat keluar dari tanah. Antara yang
terbunuh oleh IS 3 kanak-kanak dan 5 perempuan. Sebagai penggalian itu
diteruskan, 15 lagi mayat ditemui - semua daripada mereka adalah wanita dan kanak-kanak.
Initially,
the army has managed to pull 25 corpses out from the ground. Among those killed
by IS were three children and five females. As the excavation proceeded, 15
more corpses were unearthed – all of them women and children.
Pemeriksaan
awal daripada badan-badan mendapati sebahagian daripada mangsa telah dipenggal
manakala yang lain telah diseksa dengan kejam betul sebelum kematian mereka.
Tentera
terus menggali kubur massa, takut bahawa lagi mayat itu boleh dijumpai.
Dalam
pada itu, unit kejuruteraan meneruskan pencarian mereka untuk periuk api dan
bahan letupan seperti ribuan telah disembunyikan oleh jihadis sebelum mereka
telah dihalau keluar dari bandar dengan bantuan tentera Rusia bekerjasama
dengan tentera Syria.
Jurutera
pertempuran Federation tiba di Palmyra pada hari Khamis dengan unit robot khas
untuk menawarkan kepakaran mereka dalam mengesan dan merungkai lombong di
kawasan yang terdiri daripada lebih 180 hektar (445 ekar) untuk menyelamatkan UNESCO
tapak warisan DUNIA, dan membantu penduduk untuk kembali ke kewujudan selamat.
"Sekurang-kurangnya
3,000 bahan letupan telah dipasang di bandar," pencari ranjau yang
menjelaskan kepada RT. Beliau berkata ISIS mewujudkan rangkaian saling hampir
tidak kelihatan, sebahagiannya tersembunyi di bawah jalan raya berturap keras,
yang boleh meletupkan seluruh bandar.
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Lokasi
yang strategik yang penting, Palmyra telah dirampas oleh jihadis IS sejak Mei
2015. bulan itu, ISIS dilaporkan menyembelih 400 orang, kebanyakannya wanita
dan kanak-kanak. Pada masa itu, Reuters melaporkan bahawa video yang disiarkan
oleh penyokong IS 'menunjukkan kumpulan militan memasuki bangunan kerajaan
dalam mencari tentera Syria. Mereka juga dilihat menarik ke bawah gambar Presiden
Syria Bashar Assad dan bapanya, Hafez Assad.
Initial
examination of the bodies revealed that some of the victims had been beheaded
while other had been brutally tortured right before their death.
The
army continues to excavate the mass grave, fearing that more bodies may be
found.
In the
meantime, engineering units continue their search for landmines and explosives
as thousands had been hidden by the jihadists before they were driven out from
the city with the help of the Russian forces working with the Syrian army.
Russian
combat engineers arrived in Palmyra on Thursday with special robotic units to
offer their expertise in detecting and dismantling mines in an area comprising
over 180 hectares (445 acres) to save the UNESCO world heritage site, and help
locals to return to safe existence.
“At least 3,000 explosive devices were installed
in the city,” the
sapper explained to RT. He said ISIS created an almost invisible interconnected
network, partially hidden under hard paved roads, which could blow up the
entire city.
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A
strategically important location, Palmyra had been seized by IS jihadists since
May 2015. That month, ISIS reportedly slaughtered 400 people, mostly women and
children. At the time, Reuters reported that a video posted by IS’ supporters
showed the militants entering governmental buildings in search of Syrian
soldiers. They were also seen pulling down pictures of Syrian President Bashar
Assad and his father, Hafez Assad.
