Mass graves in Syria expose Assad’s ‘Death machine’

An international war crimes prosecutor has described mass graves discovered in Syria as evidence of a state-run “death machine” under the rule of former president Bashar al-Assad.

Stephen Rapp, former U.S. ambassador for war crimes, visited mass grave sites in Qatayfah and Najha near Damascus. He confirmed over 100,000 people disappeared and were tortured to death under Assad’s regime, Reuters reported.

A U.S.-based Syrian support organization reported the discovery of a mass...