Mass Grave of Kurdish Women and Children Exhumed in Iraq

Investigators uncover remains of over 100 victims, likely killed during Saddam Hussein's Anfal campaign in the 1980s.

Iraqi authorities have begun exhuming a mass grave in Tal al-Schaichia, Muthanna province, containing remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children.
The victims are believed to have been killed during Saddam Hussein's Anfal campaign (1987–1988), which targeted Kurdish populations, resulting in nearly 180,000 deaths.
The victims, many dressed in Kurdish spring clothing, were reportedly executed by gunshot or possibly buried alive, highlighting the brutality of the campaign.
The grave, discovered in 2019, is the second of its kind in the area and is thought to contain individuals from Kalar in Iraq's northern Sulaymaniyah province.
Another mass grave was also found nearby, close to the notorious Nugrat-al-Salman prison, where political dissidents were detained under Saddam's regime.