Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan, once home to 5,000 Kurds attacked by Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons in March 1988

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Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan, once home to 5,000 Kurds attacked by Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons in March 1988. After the gas bombs fell the town and homes were also subject to destruction by conventional bombs and bulldozer. A memorial site has been created for the graves of the victims overlooking the town. Ba'athist Anfal campaign against the Kurds at the end of the Iran-Iraq wear claimed thousands of Kurdish lives. Statue made in memory of Shivan the baker that lost his life unsuccessfully protecting his baby from the chemical gas. Photo by Sheri Laizer

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Size: 5340px × 3488px
Location: Halabja Iraqi Kurdistan
Photo credit: © Sheri Laizer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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