4600 Iranian martyrs remained in Iraq territory

The Commander of the Missing Search Committee of General Staff of the Armed Forces said: based on recent examinations, 4600 other martyrs are in Iraq’s territory which, must search for them.

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شنبه - ۲۶ آبان ۲۰۱۷ / 2017 26 August

With NAVID SHAHED report, General Seyed Muhammad Baqerzade in welcome ceremony of 48 newly-discovered martyrs from Shalamche border said to reporters: all discovered martyrs are 49,000 and however we must search in Iraqi cemeteries for 4600 other martyrs who were martyred in operational regions or in the camps.

The Commander of the Missing Search Committee in continue declared about anonymous of a number of newly discovered martyrs in Shalamche border and despite all DNA tests still we had anonymous bodies and this condition is not in a way that could reach to result and continued: more developing DNA tests is required. Because taking DNA test from hard bones is difficult and also exposure to sunlight made the recognition more difficult.

General Baqerzade informed that only 10 percent of test samples that given to Kosar lab became recognized, so we have a long way to pass. He hoped that with scholars assistance could solve all problems and recognize anonymous martyrs.

The Commander of the Missing Search Committee in continue pointed out to 48,000 newly discovered martyrs from Shalamche border and said: these martyrs discovered from operational regions of Zbidat, Katibat, Omolrasas and west cost of Arvand River. These martyrs became martyrdom in operations of Moharam, Ramadan, Karbala the fourth, the single army and the ingle gendarmerie in 1367.

Moreover General Baqerzade informed about funeral ceremony for martyrs in Andimeshk.