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Kurdistan region marks 37 years since Halabja massacre
The leaders of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq commemorated the Halabja massacre of Kurds that took place on March 16, 1988. This is the anniversary of the attack by Saddam ...
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Iraqi parliament to vote on Halabja’s long-awaited provincial status
On March 16, 1988, towards the end of the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, the city of Halabja was targeted with chemical weapons by the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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Iraqi parliament postpones voting on bill seeking elevation of Halabja to province
On March 16, 1988, towards the end of the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, the city of Halabja was targeted with chemical weapons by the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.