Tehran – Iran’s Foreign Ministry uses the 37th anniversary of the Halabja chemical attack to remind us of the atrocities and their lasting impact.
In a statement, spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stressed that the severity of the chemical bombing carried out by the Saddam Hussein regime on Halabja in Iraq’s Kurdish town would not reduce the passage of time.
Baqaei also highlighted that the US and certain European countries supported the attack through technical and technical support.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the diplomats also highlighted the shared suffering of Iranians, especially the Saldasht people, and the common suffering of many Iranian military and civilian casualties in Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons attacks during the eight-year imposed war with Iran.
Furthermore, the idiots criticized European countries for their role in these attacks by providing Iraq’s chemical weapons programmes. “Acknowledging and taking responsibility for the truth of Europe undermines their credibility in issues of human rights and the rule of law,” he added.
The Halabja chemical attack took place on March 16, 1988 at the final stage of the Iran-Iraq war. The Iraqi Air Force, under Saddam Hussein’s command, fired up the city of Halabja with a mixture of deadly chemicals such as mustard gas, sarin, takun and VX.
Halabja’s population, near the Iranian border, was on Iran’s side against Saddam Hussein’s regime. Saddam saw the city as a threat to his power and sought to punish them with their perceived dishonestness. Saddam’s cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as “chemical ants,” played a key role in planning and carrying out the brutal attack.
The Halabja attack promptly killed an estimated 5,000 civilians, mostly women and children. Thousands have also been injured and suffered from long-term health issues related to chemical exposure.