Who did Saddam Hussein gas in the city of Halabja?

Trials of Saddam and ‘Chemical Ali’ Among several documents revealed during the trial of Saddam Hussein, one was a 1987 memo from Iraq’s military intelligence seeking permission from the president’s office to use mustard gas and the nerve agents sarin and tabun against Kurds.

Where is Halabja and what is special about it?

Halabja is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan and the capital of Halabja Governorate. It is about 718 km (446 mi) northeast of Baghdad and 14 km (9 mi) from the Iranian border and it was established in 2014, splitting off from Sulaymaniyah Governorate and becoming the fourth governorate in Northern Iraq.

What city did Saddam gas?

Halabja
Halabja, Iraq, March 16, 2018 (AFP) — On March 16, 1988, as many as 5,000 Iraqi Kurds, mostly women and children, were killed when deadly gas was released on the northern town of Halabja by Saddam Hussein’s forces.

Did Iraq use chemical weapons against Iran?

Chemical weapons were employed by Iraqi forces against Iranian combatants and non-combatants during the Iran–Iraq war (1980–1988). These have been classified based on chemical composition and casualty-producing effects.

Where did Saddam Hussein get his chemical weapons?

Between 1981 and 1991, Iraq produced over 3,857 tons of CW agents. As part of Project 922, German firms helped build Iraqi chemical weapons facilities such as laboratories, bunkers, an administrative building, and first production buildings in the early 1980s under the cover of a pesticide plant.

Why did Saddam invade Kuwait?

Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring that nation’s large oil reserves, canceling a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expanding Iraqi power in the region.

What should you try to see in Halabja?

Essential Halabja

  • Ahmad Awa Waterfall. Mountains, Hiking Trails.
  • Darbandikhan Lake. Dams, Mountains.
  • Paikuli Tower Monument. Ancient Ruins, Military Bases & Facilities.
  • Tony Baba. Ancient Ruins, Points of Interest & Landmarks.
  • Zarivar Lake. Bodies of Water.
  • Darbandi Belula Relief.
  • Naram-Sin Rock Relief.
  • Wsha Phone Company.

Is Kurdistan a real country?

Iraqi Kurdistan first gained autonomous status in a 1970 agreement with the Iraqi government, and its status was re-confirmed as the autonomous Kurdistan Region within the federal Iraqi republic in 2005. There is also a Kurdistan Province in Iran, but it is not self-ruled.