In the painful calendar of contemporary history, there are days that have become symbols of crimes against humanity. 28 June 1987 is one such day; the day when the smell of mustard gas descended from the sky upon the border town of Sardasht and suffocated life in the throats of […]
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Thirty-seven years ago, on this very day, at exactly 11:35 AM, several bomber aircraft of the Ba’athist Iraqi regime, under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, circled over the small city of Halabja in Kurdistan. They dropped their first chemical bombs on children, women, men, the elderly, and the entire city. […]
Thirty-seventh years ago, on the afternoon of June 28th, 1987, a number of Iraqi Ba’athist aircrafts appeared over the skies of Sardasht and surrounding villages. In a criminal act, they dropped their chemical bombs on the innocent and defenseless people, created a great catastrophe, leaving the heart and emotions of […]