MOSUL TIME RADIO
When you pass through the streets and alleys of the right of Mosul, you feel that spirits are still roaming the place, despite the passage of years since the end of the most brutal organization known in contemporary history .
Skeletons appear from time to time from the work of removing rubble, cleaning houses for the purpose of building them, or the things that the Civil Defense Department undertakes for the purpose of securing the place from any war remnants .
The stories told by the homes of Ayman Mosul are still evident. An officer in the Civil Defense Directorate says, “Today, the Civil Defense Directorate found three skeletons belonging to residents who died in a bombing under their house. They are likely to be from one family. The skeletons were transferred to the Forensic Medicine Department for the purpose of Conduct a DNA analysis to determine the identities of the people who died .
He points out that “civil defense work from time to time results in the discovery of skeletons that are found, and they may belong to civilians or to members of the terrorist organization ISIS, as large areas in Mosul-Yemen find from time to time bodies and skeletons belonging to people who died in the war.” On the terrorist ISIS .”
The officer, who preferred to remain anonymous, confirms that “the three bodies were handed over to the Forensic Medicine Department in an official report, and that this year the Civil Defense Directorate found approximately 50 skeletons during the rubble removal operations for the purpose of starting the reconstruction of Ayman Mosul .”
Destroyed homes and wandering souls
A resident of Old Mosul, Ahmed Ghanem, says, “The spirits are still hovering over their homes and searching for their families, even though they have risen to their creators. However, the souls return to their homes, and there the souls meet in the homes of Ayman Mosul, each of which has a story of sadness and destruction. Everything is still remembered.” The people of Mosul, with the terrorism and destruction that occurred, have not been witnessed in the modern era, and the crimes of ISIS .”
Ghanem points out that his family owns two houses in the right side of Mosul, and he seriously remembers how four of his family members were killed because of ISIS members, as his family was stable before the liberation operations took place, as ISIS was taking its positions among the neighborhoods for the purpose of not knowing it, and the international coalition aircraft targeted the house and killed four members of the family. His sister was not found due to the severity of the explosion .
He continues, “Whoever passes through the right of Mosul remembers the tragedy of thousands of families and the lives that were lost because of the most brutal organization. Today, the souls of civilians were hovering over three skeletons that were found in one of the houses in the right of Mosul, and they reminded us of the pains and events that took place in this region .”
He points out that “Mosul has begun to recover from what befell it, and the ongoing reconstruction campaign will change the features of the city, but we need years to change the features of Ayman Mosul .”
Corpses in forensic medicine
A source in the Forensic Medicine Department in Nineveh Governorate Health said, “Dozens of similar cases, such as the one that occurred two days ago, when the civil defense teams removed the rubble in the old side of Mosul, skeletons were found, and we received them with an official report and conducted DNA analyzes on them to determine which body belongs to whom.” For which 90 percent tests are matched, they belong to the families of the residents of Old Yemen. We determine the identity and deliver the bones to their families if they are identified .”
He points out that “there are dozens of skeletons belonging to members of the terrorist organization ISIS, and they have been placed in unidentified corpse sites where they cannot be identified because the DNA has not been identified, and the majority of the bodies belong to Iraqis who live in Mosul .”
He continues, “The majority of the bodies and skeletons of innocent civilians were identified because their families came and we took analysis samples from them and they were identified and delivered to them as shrouds because what was found was a skeleton .”
The doctor and specialist in genetic analysis, Ahmed Al-Abbasi, says, “The identity of the corpse or skeleton is identified through DNA analysis of the corpse’s teeth. Usually, forensic experts ask the person’s relatives whether they know his dentist or search his dental record.” “Teeth are the easiest and cheapest way to identify the owner of a burned body if the DNA is severely damaged. ”
He pointed out that “forensic doctors sometimes examine small bones found in the ear that are difficult to expose to the external environment. Therefore, the DNA contained in them is well preserved, and in order to access the DNA, they will have to fracture and open the skull. Computed tomography can also “The cadaver can provide us with important information about identification by comparing anatomical structures.”
