# Syria’s first DNA identifications of remains offer hope to families of missing people

https://mins.news/en/item/107910

- Reuters, 2026-10-20 13:15 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/syrias-first-dna-based-identifications-offer-hope-families-missing-2026-10-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad76960ab53aa0001d9af91

> DNA testing has helped identify the remains of missing people in at least three cases in Syria this year. The first identifications of their kind in the country mark a breakthrough in efforts to determine the fate of people who disappeared during years of war.