Ceremony of Commemorating the Anniversary of the Halabja Chemical Attack

On16 March 1988, the fallen Ba'ath regime bombarded Halabja, killing 5,000 people, including children, men, women, the old, and the young. Many were displaced to the Iranian border. Thousands continue to suffer from unhealed wounds and the grief of losing loved ones, while many more remain missing in search of families who may have been martyred.