Contemporary era · 1988
Halabja massacre
The Halabja massacre (Kurdish: کیمیابارانی ھەڵەبجە, romanized: Kêmyabarana Helebce) took place in Iraqi Kurdistan on 16 March 1988, when thousands of Kurds were killed by a large-scale Iraqi chemical attack. A targeted attack in Halabja, it was carried out during the Anfal campaign, which was led by Iraqi military officer Ali Hassan al-Majid.
- When
- 16 Mar 1988
- Where
- Halabja
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Halabja massacre, CC BY-SA 4.0