Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee for the Red Cross, stated that determining the fate of those missing in Syria’s civil war will be a massive task that could take years. Many are believed to have been tortured and buried in mass graves during the conflict, leaving tens of thousands of detainees and missing individuals unaccounted for. The ICRC is working with various organizations to collect data and provide answers to families, but the enormity of the task means it will take time to identify all cases and preserve critical evidence for potential future criminal trials.
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