However, mounting evidence later revealed that Iraq had used chemical weapons to reinforce a military offensive against Iran, rival Kurdish fighters, and the civilian population of Halabja. On June 20 ...

On March 16, 1988, Iraq’s dictator ordered his air force to bomb Halabja with chemical weapons, including nerve agents like VX and mustard gas, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians.

In a statement, Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei emphasized that the passage of time doesn't lessen the severity of the chemical bombing, carried out by Saddam Hussein's regime against the Kurdish town of ...