Anfal Abhorrence: Another mass grave in Samawa proves Kurd's genocide

The former regime in Iraq executed about 180,000 Kurds during the so called Anfal operations that dated back to 1980s.

Remainders taken off mass grave. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Remainders taken off mass grave. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Dec. 23, 2024 
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – From a series of campaigns to find mass graves across Iraq, a new one was recently found in the Samawah desert, where 150 Kurdish women, children and elders, bearing bullets in the remainder of their corps. 

It is believed that the wounds and bullets indicate to have been subjected to mass executions before being buried under the ground with their own belongings and clothing, that crime thought to happen more than forty years ago. 

The mass grave is located in the Tal al-Sheikh (Hill of Sheikh), an area in the al-Salman district, by 130 kilometers away from the city of Samawah, the grave was revealed by the satellite images discovery assistance, last May and it was officially announced on Sunday, December, 22nd, 2024. 

Beside the skeletons and skulls, there is a remain of women and children's clothing, shoes, accessories like necklaces, and some small house-items are still preserved in. 

The Governor of al-Muthana, Muhanad al-Atabi stated "efforts continue to coordination between the local authorities and relevant departments to excavate, record and document the mass graves," He referred "to noting that the number of mass graves in the Samawah desert is 23 graves" 

Dhiaa Karim, the Director General of the organization of Mass Graves, gave details about the procedure which took eight-continuous days, noting that it contains dozens of remains of different ages, and all of them were wearing Kurdish traditional clothing" 

"The remains will be transferred for the Forensic Medicine in Mortuary department in Baghdad to match-and-find with blood samples taken from the families of the missing people, by following the DNA tests and results to identify the victims" Karim added.

The former regime in Iraq executed about 180,000 Kurds during the so called Anfal operations that dated back to 1980s. 

The Iraqi official departments and organisations estimated that the number of people went missing between 1980 and 1990, as a result of the regime's repression amounted to almost 1.3 million people across Iraq including Kurdistan Region. 

Mass grave workers, helping and taking the Kurds corps' remainders. (Photo: official network)