CAIRO (AP) — A mass grave containing two dozen unidentified bodies was discovered in the coastal city of Sirte, once controlled by the Islamic State group, a Libyan government agency said Monday. No details were provided about the potential date when the mass grave was created. However, Sirte city was a stronghold for IS for several years until the militants were expelled in December 2016 by U.S.-backed forces in western Libya. The Libyan authority also said Monday that workers with the forensic medicine department took DNA samples from a total of 59 unidentified bodies for testing. In March, the UN migration agency sounded the alarm after discovering a mass grave in western Libya that contained the bodies of at least 65 migrants.

Source: Libya Today July 16, 2024 17:28 UTC