The Sardasht chemical attack is one of the most devastating uses of chemical weapons in the Middle East. On June 28, 1987, the Iraqi Air Force conducted an aerial bombardment on the town of Sardasht, located in northwest Iran. The attack involved the use of chemical weapons, specifically mustard gas and nerve agents. The attackContinue reading “Marking the 36th anniversary of the attack on Sardasht”
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Consequences of chemical weapons still felt by victims 34 years after the attack on Halabja, Northern Iraq
The 16th of March 2022 marks the 34th anniversary of the despicable attack on Halabja by the forces of Saddam Hussain on the Kurdish population of Northern Iraq. The population was targeted with what experts later concluded to be “a lethal cocktail of mustard gas, and the nerve agents Tabun, Sarin and VX.” Mustard gasContinue reading “Consequences of chemical weapons still felt by victims 34 years after the attack on Halabja, Northern Iraq”