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Remains of 13 individuals missing in Abkhaz war identified, returned to Georgia

In 2019, the Georgian government created a commission to find the burial sites and identify the bodies of 2,300 individuals who went missing during the armed conflicts in Georgia in the 1990s Photo: IPN.

Agenda.ge, 22 Apr 2021 - 15:25, Tbilisi,Georgia

The remains of 13 individual who went missing during the 1992-93-armed conflict in Georgia’s Russia-occupied Abkhazia region have been identified and returned to their families.

It was possible to identify the bodies of Georgian warriors through the joint efforts of the Georgian State Ministry of Reconciliation and Civic Equality and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Gov’t creates commission to find bodies of 2,300 missing during armed conflicts

The memorial service of 13 people will be held at Sameba Cathedral Church on April 23-24, while the funeral of four of the identified individuals will be held on April 24, at 15:00, at the Digomi Brothers Cemetery.

In 2019, the Georgian government created a commission to find the burial sites and identify the bodies of 2,300 individuals who went missing during the armed conflicts in Georgia in the 1990s and in 2008.

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