Photos of Roboski Mule Massacre – March 23, 2015

By Dr. Amy L. Beam:2013 amy beam headshot4

On March 23, 2015, Turkish soldiers shot and killed eight mules at the Roboski border in southeast Turkey, near Kurdistan, Iraq.  Tensions have been high between local villagers and military forces since the Roboski massacre of December 28, 2011, in which 34 innocent men and teenagers were killed by two Turkish F-16s.

34 Roboski massacre victims, December 28, 2011

34 Roboski massacre victims, December 28, 2011

10 Roboski mules massacred, March 23, 2015

Roboski mules massacred, March 23, 2015

This provocation to the on-going peace talks came only two days after Turkish Minister Ahmet Davutoglu  and jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan gave hopeful Newroz speeches urging brotherhood between Kurds and Turks.  Mules are used in cross-border trade to support the livelihood of local villagers.  They died with their eyes wide open, probably in shocked disbelief at man’s betrayal after working so faithfully all of their lives. For the full story read here.  For history of Turkey’s mule massacres for providing “aid to the PKK” read here.

09 brown mule

04 roboski dead mules

03 while mule

06 mule in snow

05 20150323 mule face bullet hole

07 mules on snowy hill

03 20150323 dead mule by ferhatencu

 

10 mule head in tree

 Woman grieves death of her mule.

Woman grieves death of her mule.

Road after protest, March 24, 2015

Road after protest, March 24, 2015.

2 injured horses died a slow death.

2 injured horses died a slow death.

14-yr-old Deniz Ceng hit in head by tear gas canister.

14-yr-old Deniz Ceng hit in head by tear gas canister.

Dr. Amy L. Beam promotes tourism in eastern Turkey at Mount Ararat Trek and writes political and historical commentary on Kurds and Yazidi refugees in Turkey.  Follow her on Twitter @amybeam or email her at amybeam@yahoo.comRead her many other articles at Kurdistan Tribune.

 

4 Responses to Photos of Roboski Mule Massacre – March 23, 2015
  1. Rezqar Duhoki
    March 28, 2015 | 04:25

    Time for Kurdish National Congress to hold the largest ever conference in US or Europe on Kurdish nations future.

  2. Rawand
    March 28, 2015 | 04:45

    A group of political prisoners have lately written a letter to European Court of Human Rights complaining about poor conditions in Diyarbakır Prison.

    Thousand of democracy activists, political dissidents and members of PKK are still languishing there.

  3. Arezoo
    March 28, 2015 | 04:51

    There are 2 options between Erdogan and PKK: 1) Peace 2) War

    The end of war is peace. So why not to opt for Peace?

  4. Amy L Beam
    July 3, 2015 | 16:07

    Turkey is still massacring innocent horses in the Kurdish village of Roboski. This video will sicken you to watch how the mules and horses suffer a horrific death at the hands of the Turkish state. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh3haLTzb0I

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