Iraq uses chemical weapons against Kurdish civilians in the village of Halabja, killing perhaps thousands.
Saddam Hussein had begun the “Anfal” campaign against the Kurds of northern Iraq a month before, eventually killing over 100,000 civilians and destroying over 1,200 Kurdish villages. Since the end of the monarchy in 1959, the Kurds have opposed Baghdad rule of their northeastern homeland.
Day: March 16, 2021