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John Simpson returns to Halabja 25 years after attack
At least 5,000 people are thought to have died in what is now seen as a campaign of genocide launched by Saddam Hussein against the Iraqi Kurds.
John Simpson@JohnSimpsonNews
36 years ago today Saddam Hussein’s forces used chemical weapons against the Kurdish town of Halabja in N. Iraq. I got there a few days later and counted 5,000 bodies still lying in the streets. I went back to Halabja with the chemical warfare expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon in 2013. Hamish, Peter Leng, producer, Duncan Stone, cameraman, & I were all affected by the residual chemicals lingering in the basements of the houses where we filmed — 25 years later.
Andrew Berry @andyberrymfc
I remember it well, just horrific. I searched on YouTube and found your report!
