{"id":389659,"date":"2026-10-20T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/seven-family-members-killed-in-syria-identified-using-dna-in-historic-first\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:00:31","slug":"seven-family-members-killed-in-syria-identified-using-dna-in-historic-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/seven-family-members-killed-in-syria-identified-using-dna-in-historic-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven family members killed in Syria identified using DNA in historic first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BrJE11HnNLo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Seven family members killed in Syria identified using DNA in historic first\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BrJE11HnNLo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>ITV News witnessed a milestone moment, as a family of seven killed during the Syrian conflict were the first to be forensically identified, almost two years after the fall of Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s regime.<\/p>\n<p>For Mohammad Hamadah, the news was a mixture of \u201cpain and relief\u201d, to finally know what happened to his family.<\/p>\n<p>The historic breakthrough is offering hope to hundreds of thousands of families still searching for answers about their missing loved ones. 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