Some families looking to private firms or abroad as overwhelmed labs struggle to process DNA tests
Eight months after the end of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh that left more than 5,000 people dead, many soldiers are still missing. In Armenia, families are desperately looking for news about their loved ones. There is a growing lack of trust around DNA tests and a lack of information, leading to mounting pressure on the government.
Larissa Dureyan has been looking for her 20-year-old son Mxitar since October. He began his mandatory military service in July 2019 and was serving in Fizuli when war broke out in September last year.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/22/armenias-efforts-to-identify-war-dead-leave-bereaved-families-without-bodies
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