Iraq Mass Grave

Mass Grave I saw north of Babylon Iraq about 15 kilometers.

Photos Taken by Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
August 3, 2003 Shortly after end of Major Fighting in Iraq
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Iraq Mass Grave Photos 1  
Iraq Mass Grave Photos 2  
Iraq Mass Grave Photos 3
Arabic Directions to Grave Site
 

Piles of clothes above the graves so family member could recognize maybe?
The bodies were dug up from a large grave, then reburied separately, and prepared for identification.

Roughly 2000 bodies

Shoes of dead person

Plastic bags with clothes of person that was buried in mass grave, now separated
and buried in personal grave waiting for family members to recognize.

They had this hut set up where two Mulslims sat waiting for people.

Reception and sign in for people visiting, this site was not marked on the major highway of Iraq.

The road or lane that lead off the road to the mass grave of Saddam Hussein

The photos that follow show the entrance to the Mass Grave by Saddam

This is the road to Babylon or Hila and in front of the lane or entrance to the Mass Graves.
About 200 meters to the right is the grave site.

Brick Factory

Going back to Baghdad

Ali Babba the thieves of Baghdad have stolen every piece of metal in the country that is not tied down.

American Solders

Iraq Mass Grave Photos 1  
Iraq Mass Grave Photos 2  
Iraq Mass Grave Photos 3
Arabic Directions to Grave Site