US Captures Two ISIS Militants In Syria
Daily CallerNov 26, 2022
The Facts
On Thursday, the UN General Assembly voted to create an independent body to investigate the fate of thousands of people who remain missing in Syria since the start of the country's civil war in 2011.
Of the over 130K reported missing, some are believed to be in government prisons or taken by non-state armed groups. Others are likely buried in mass graves, which have been found in both government and opposition-held areas.
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
The latest UN resolution is highly politicized, unilateral, and interferes with Syrian affairs. Syria has already addressed the issue of missing persons by processing all claims of disappearances submitted to authorities and carrying out investigations based on Syrian law, available information, and resources.
Pro-establishment narrative
Syrians deserve to know the fate of thousands of people who have vanished during the country's nearly 13 years of conflict. The UN must ensure that families of the missing no longer have to put themselves at risk to search for their missing relatives or impoverish themselves to claim their basic human rights.
