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The medics identifying remains from Syria's mass graves

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The newly-opened Syrian Identification Centre helps identify bodies from mass graves in Syria .

The lab relies on funding from the International Committee of the Red Cross .

At the current rate, it can take months to identify just one victim from a mixed mass grave.

The new government of Islamist rebels-turned-rulers says what they call "transitional justice" is one of their priorities.

Mohammed Aoude , 19 , was conscripted into the Syrian army in 2012 .

His brother Maher was dragged from school by officers after he was arrested for going to the protests.

His mother, Malak , is still serving a life sentence in Turkey .

For so many Syrians , the fall of Assad was just a day of hope, not of joy, but of hope.

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75

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72

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informal

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English

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29

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