Men mourn as they stand next to graves of Libyan rebel fighters as they attend the funeral of Libyan rebel fighter Abdelkacem Abu Turkia, who was killed during clashes with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, in the west Libyan city of Misrata June 10, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
At Cemetery For Gadhafi Fighters, Grisly Work Goes On -- McClatchy News
MISRATA, Libya — A rudimentary cemetery sits on a sand dune overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Under headstones fashioned from cinder blocks lie the bodies of more than 700 men who Libyan revolutionaries say were killed fighting for former leader Moammar Gadhafi.
On Friday morning, the volunteers who perform Islamic burial rites and inter the bodies arrived to find what's become a common scene since the cemetery opened in March: Outside the wall lay the bodies of nine men, riddled with bullet wounds. They'd been left there overnight, presumably by revolutionary fighters. Where they'd been killed was unclear.
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My Comment: One day this war will finally be over .... and a reconciliation and an accounting will have to be done. And for the families who have lost loved ones .... a means to close the door.
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