Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that 35 bodies were found in the northern Afrin district of Syria and the number of deaths might increase
Cem Genco • 15 July 2021 • update: 15 July 2021
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Officials work at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
Mass grave found in Syria's Afrin
AFRIN, SYRIA - JULY 14: Bodies are seen at the site where a mass grave found in Afrin district in northern Syria on July 14, 2021. In Afrin, the bodies of 35 people who were executed in the region controlled by PKK, (listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU), and YPG, (which Turkey regards as a terror group) prior to the Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch, were found. After a tip-off to the local security forces in the region, excavation work was started in the wasteland at the Yeni Afrin neighborhood. In the excavation works carried out with construction equipment, bodies were found in sacks at a depth of 15-20 meters. ( Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency )Cem Genco
