Deputy PM: Amna Suraka Museum Shows a Glimpse of Atrocities Committed by Ba'ath Regime

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KRG Deputy PM Qubad Talabani and Amna Suraka Museum officials.

Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, visited the Amna Suraka Museum in Sulaymaniyah, stating that the museum shows only a small glimpse of the atrocities committed by the fallen Ba'ath regime.

In a post on his Facebook account, Deputy PM Talabani wrote that the Amna Suraka Museum shows only a small glimpse of the crimes carried out by the fallen Ba’ath regime, but that glimpse is enough to understand the magnitude and significance of the glorious 1991 Kurdish uprising.

He added that the exhibits also serve as a reminder of the value of the freedom enjoyed today by the people of Kurdistan.

The Amna Suraka Museum, also known as the Red Security Museum, derives its name from the red-coloured building that was used by the Ba'ath regime as a security headquarters. During that period, the facility was used to imprison, torture and forcibly disappear thousands of Kurds.

Following the 1991 Kurdish uprising, the building was transformed into a museum. Today, it contains several sections that document the crimes of the former regime and illustrate the suffering endured by Kurdish prisoners under that brutal system.

The Kurdish people’s uprising that began on 5 March 1991, against the dictatorship and oppression that prevailed under the rule of the fallen Ba'ath Party. It was culminated on 20 March 1991 with the liberation of Kirkuk.

The uprising came after a series of genocidal campaigns carried out by the fallen Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party regime. Among the most notorious were the Anfal campaign and the Halabja chemical attack, during which more than 180,000 innocent Kurds—including women, children and the elderly—were killed.




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