Syrians mourn a former chess champion as her death is confirmed 13 years later

Syrians mourn disappeared Rania al-Abbasi after death confirmed

Hundreds of people have flocked to a tent in Damascus to mourn a former national chess champion who was forcibly disappeared by the former Assad regime 13 years ago, along with her husband and six children, now that their deaths have finally been confirmed. Surviving relatives of Dr Rania al-Abbasi announced Sunday that they had seen evidence that she and her family had been killed by regime forces shortly after they were detained in 2013, and t…

Syrians mourn a former chess champion as her death is confirmed 13 years later

Hundreds have gathered in Syria's capital to mourn former chess champion Rania al-Abbasi and her family, missing for 13 years.