The Mass Graves Department in Iraq has begun the process of opening and exhuming the remains buried in the pit of Alu Antar, also known as “Al-Hamaem Pit,” which was used by the terrorist organization “ISIS” as a site for executions and disposing of the victims’ bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Alu Antar pit is located on the outskirts of Tal Afar, on the road to the Al-Ayadia district, about six kilometers north of the district center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The operation to open the mass grave began yesterday, May 28th, after more than 10 years since “more than a thousand” people were executed and their remains thrown into the pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diaa Karim, the director of the Mass Graves Affairs and Protection Department at the Martyrs Foundation, stated during a press conference that “This constitutes a heinous crime committed by ISIS terrorists and poses a significant challenge in the context of opening mass graves and identifying the victims.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He confirmed that the first part of the operation is being carried out on an area of 20 to 30 square meters, with a depth ranging from 10 to 25 meters, in cooperation with other entities, including the Forensic Medicine Department in Baghdad, security forces, civil defense, health directorate, and international organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to investigations by the High Commission for Human Rights in Iraq, the Alu Antar pit contains the remains of “more than a thousand” Turkmen and Yazidi citizens who were executed by ISIS militants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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