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Iraqi Kurds mark Halabja chemical attack anniv.

Saturday, 16 March 2019 11:26 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 16 March 2019 11:37 PM ]

Iraqi-Kurds visit a grave site in Halabja near the monument for victims of the Halabja gas massacre that killed some 5,000 people as they mark the 31th anniversary of the attack on March 16, 2019. (AFP)

Kakalaw Abdulla
Press TV, Erbil

Iraqi Kurds have marked 31 years since a chemical attack by the former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein on the town of Halabja. Around 5,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the deadly attack. Press TV's correspondent Kakalaw Abdulla reports.

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