FACT CHECK · BAATH IRAQ, KURDS
Claim: Saddam gassed Kurds at Halabja, 16 Mar 1988
TRUETHE ANSWER
On 16 Mar 1988 Saddam's forces killed about 5,000 Kurds at Halabja, mostly women and children, with mustard gas and nerve agents.
SOURCE
Gulf News / AFP, 2018
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