Relatives of IS Abducted Servicemen Take DNA Tests
DNA tests from the relatives of the abducted servicemen will be compared with DNA retrieved from several corpses found by the Syrian army in one of the areas liberated from the Islamic State group control in Syria, media reports said Tuesday.
A security source told al-Akhbar daily that DNA samples were received from the families of the servicemen, abducted by the IS in Arsal in 2014, and will be sent to Syria to be compared with unidentified bodies believed to belong to the soldiers.
The source denied rumors alleging that Lebanon had received bodies of the abductees.
The IS and al-Nusra Front abducted more than 30 troops and policemen during battles with the Lebanese army in the northeastern town of Arsal in 2014.
Four were executed while 16 were released by al-Nusra in December 2015.
Nine hostages are still being held by the IS and their families do not know much about their fate.
Source: Naharnet
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