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Remains of 30 Suspected ISIS Victims Discovered in Joint FBI-Qatar Mission in Syria

The search in Dabiq, near the Syria-Turkey border, aims to identify victims through DNA testing, including potentially American hostages like Peter Kassig.

A woman and child sit at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on April 18, 2025, as the Syrian Democratic Forces mount a security campaign against IS "sleeper cells" in the camp.
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Overview

  • A joint operation by Qatari security forces and the FBI uncovered 30 sets of human remains in Dabiq, Syria, believed to be victims of ISIS executions.
  • DNA testing is underway to identify the remains, with a focus on locating American hostages such as humanitarian worker Peter Kassig, killed by ISIS in 2014.
  • The operation reflects ongoing international efforts to locate and identify victims of ISIS atrocities since the group's territorial defeat in 2019.
  • Mass graves have been discovered across northern Syria in recent years, revealing evidence of abductions and executions carried out during ISIS's rule from 2014 to 2017.
  • The findings highlight the broader crisis of missing persons in Syria, with over 130,000 individuals disappeared since the civil conflict began in 2011.