U.S. Ambassador Recalls Halabja Chemical Attack
Kurdistan 09:23 AM - 2024-03-17U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Alina L. Romanowski.
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Alina L. Romanowski recalled the Halabja massacre and stated that there must be collective efforts to protect human rights and prohibit the utilization of chemical weapons on a global scale.
Ambassador Romanowski said on X Platform: "Today, we recall the harrowing Halabja massacre. We collaborate with Iraqis and Kurds to provide assistance to victims and their families, and we are dedicated to ensuring accountability and facilitating recovery efforts."
"Together, it is important that we protect human rights and prevent the use of chemical weapons on a global scale," she added.
Note* On March 16, 1988, the warplanes of Iraq's previous Ba'ath regime, led by dictator Saddam Hussein, dropped a deadly mixture of chemical weapons on the city of Halabja. This attack resulted in the deaths of at least 5,000 individuals, predominantly women and children, and caused injuries to hundreds of others. The Halabja chemical attack, officially acknowledged as an act of genocide by Iraq's High Court in 2010, has indelibly marked the collective memory of the Kurdish people. The attack was a component of a broader Anfal genocide operation, which resulted in the deaths of more than 182,000 Kurds under the rule of the Baathist state.
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