Iraqi Parliament Recognises March 16 as Holiday in Iraq at PUK's Request
Iraq 10:07 PM - 2024-05-22![Halabja Monument](https://images.pukmedia.com/root/EN/192252024_IMG_5273.jpeg)
Halabja Monument
In response to a proposal from the
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the Iraqi parliament declared March 16 an
official holiday.
Chro Hama Sharif, a member of the PUK
Faction in the Iraqi parliament, told PUKMEDIA: "Following our faction's
proposal for the 16th of March, which corresponds with the day of the chemical
assault on Halabja, and the 14th of April, which is recognised as the
anniversary of the Anfal campaign against the Kurds, to be declared official
holidays in Iraq. However, the Iraqi parliament unanimously declared only March
16 as an official holiday in Iraq.
"The holiday also includes the
Kurdistan Region. "Unfortunately, the Kurdistan Regional Government should
have declared March 16 a public holiday sooner," she said.
Previously, in an official letter signed
by the faction's leader, Harem Kamal Agha, the PUK faction requested that the
Iraqi parliament recognise April 14, the anniversary of the Anfal Campaign, and
March 16, the day of the chemical attack on Halabja, as official holidays in
Iraq.
PUKMEDIA
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