Doctored Image Claims Turkish Forces Admitted to Massacre in Afrin Syria

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Recently, social media users circulated an image purportedly showing two Turkish special forces members holding the Turkish flag in Afrin, northern Syria, following an alleged massacre of Kurds. A message on the wall behind them read: "Yes, we committed the massacre, but we were following orders."

Turkish special forces members holding the Turkish flag in Afrin, northern Syria, following an alleged massacre of Kurds.

In the Kurdish city of Efrin, the Turkish special forces committed a massacre against the Kurds, and afterward wrote on a wall:

“Yes, we committed the massacre, but we were following orders.” pic.twitter.com/23d4mCKudd

— Kurdistan (@Kurdistan_C) February 18, 2026