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| β | The al-Anfal Campaign-Iraq | + | The al-Anfal Campaign-Iraq genocide targeted the Kurdish population in northern Iraq. |
Saddam Hussein intended to eradicate every Kurdish village in Iraq, and used a series of ground attacks, bombings, executions, imprisonments, mass deportations, and chemical weapons as a means to achieve this. Teenage boys and adult males were specifically targeted and killed en masse. | Saddam Hussein intended to eradicate every Kurdish village in Iraq, and used a series of ground attacks, bombings, executions, imprisonments, mass deportations, and chemical weapons as a means to achieve this. Teenage boys and adult males were specifically targeted and killed en masse. | ||
During this campaign, it is estimated that 150,000 to 180,000 Kurdish people lost their lives as a result. | During this campaign, it is estimated that 150,000 to 180,000 Kurdish people lost their lives as a result. | ||
[[Category:Human Rights & Global Peace]] | [[Category:Human Rights & Global Peace]] | ||
