ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The bill to elevate Halabja to provincial status is likely to be passed following its inclusion in the Iraqi parliament's agenda for Tuesday’s session, according to ...

Despite the presence of various religions in Halabja and the historical religious violence in the area, different religious groups have lived together in harmony, respecting each other's beliefs.

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 ...

Despite six parliamentary terms, the Kurdistan Parliament has yet to pass a bill recognizing the 1988 chemical attack on Halabja as genocide, hindering efforts to prosecute companies and ...

Kan'ani made the remarks in a post on his official X account on Friday on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the chemical attack on Halabja by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, according to ...

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.

Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region’s leaders on Sunday honored the victims of the 1988 Halabja chemical attack and called for the compensation of victims on ...

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 ...