With the use of helicopters supplied by the United states government, Saddam Hussein, military dictator of Iraq, launches a chemical weapon attack (banned by the Geneva Conventions) against the northern village of Halabja, which kills at least 5,000 Kurds.
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t r u t h o u t Yes, U.S. Helped Iraq Get Chemical, Biological Weapons
truthout.org/docs_03/042303E,shtml
Anniversary of the Halabja Massacre
www.state,gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2001/1322.htm
Halabja chemical attack—Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_chemical_attack
How Did Iraq Get Its Weapons? We Sold Them | Common Dreams
www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0908-08.htm
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