Human rights in Saddam's Iraq

Iraq under Saddam Hussein had high levels of torture and mass murder. Secret police, torture, murders, deportations, forced disappearances, targeted assassinations, chemical weapons, and the destruction of wetlands (more specifically, the destruction of the food sources of rival groups) were some of the methods Saddam Hussein used to maintain control. The total number of deaths related to torture and murder during this period are unknown, as are ... more

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Al-Anfal Campaign

The al-Anfal Campaign (Arabic: حملة الأنفال‎), also known as Operation Anfal, was a campaign against the Kurdish population of Iraq led by the Iraqi regime of...

Halabja poison gas attack

The Halabja poison gas attack (Kurdish: Kîmyabarana Helebce) occurred in the period March 16–17 1988, during the Iran-Iraq War. Chemical weapons (CW) were used...
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