Forensic experts start DNA analysis on Kosovo exhumation remains
Forensic experts have begun DNA testing on remains exhumed from three sites in Zubin Potok to identify victims from the 1998–1999 Kosovo conflict.
Forensic experts have initiated DNA identification procedures for the mortal remains of at least 23 individuals exhumed from three locations in Zubin Potok, northern Kosovo. The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) will carry out genetic testing on recovered bone samples, matching them against DNA profiles provided by relatives of individuals missing from the 1998–1999 conflict.
Kosovo's Governmental Commission on Missing Persons confirmed that the exhumations concluded on August 21, marking the start of a multi-stage technical procedure. Experts emphasized that forensic matching requires extensive laboratory processing before individual identities can be verified and returned to families.
Sources: Gazeta Tema, Koha.
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