Halabja massacre

Family graves for victims of 1988 chemical attack in Halabja, Kurdistan, Iraq
Graves of the victims of the Halabja Massacre

The Halabja massacre was a chemical attack on the Kurdish city of Halabja, Iraq on 16 March 1988.[1] An estimated 5000 civilians were killed, and over 10,000 injured. The attack was part of the larger Anfal campaign, an effort to displace and kill Iraqi Kurds on a mass scale.[2] The campaign was carried out by Ali Hassan al-Majid under Saddam Hussein's rule.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "3/16/98: Anniversary of the Halabja Massacre". 1997-2001.state.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  2. ↑ "FRONTLINE/WORLD . Iraq - Saddam's Road to Hell - A journey into the killing fields . PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  3. ↑ Associated Press (2010-01-17). "'Chemical Ali' sentenced to death over Halabja poison gas attack". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
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