The Army Command – Orientation Directorate issued the following statement:

A patrol of the Intelligence Directorate in the town of Ansar arrested the citizen (H.F) ​​on suspicion of participating in the kidnapping of the citizen Basma Abbas and her daughters Rima (born in 2000), Tala (born in 2002) and Manal (born in 2006) on 3/2 2022.

A series of investigations conducted with the detainee led to his confession that he carried out the kidnapping with the participation of the fugitive Syrian (H.G), and that they transported the kidnapped girls and their mother to a cave located outside the aforementioned town, where they were murdered.

After inspecting the place by a patrol from the Directorate and a team of forensic evidence in the army, the four bodies were found, and they were taken to a hospital to complete the necessary laboratory tests.

Investigations are continuing to uncover the full circumstances of the crime under the supervision of the competent judiciary, and follow-up is being carried out to arrest the Syrian involved.