The President of the Kurdistan Region directs to send dozens of victims of chemical weapons in Halabja for treatment outside the country

The President of the Kurdistan Region directs to send dozens of victims of chemical weapons in Halabja for treatment outside the country

Dec 12 2021

ARK News… By order of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, 53 casualties of the chemical bombing of Halabja in the eighties of the last century will be sent abroad for treatment.

18 infected people yesterday were sent while sending the rest was postponed due to Iran's requirement to receive two doses of the anti-Coronavirus vaccine in order to enter the country.

The head of the Association of Victims of Chemical Bombardment in Halabja, Luqman Abdul Qadir, said that a special medical committee, in cooperation with the Governorate Health Directorate, took over the identification of the injured who need treatment outside the country.

He pointed out that 35 infected people did not complete the two doses of the vaccine, so Iran did not allow them to enter and their transfer was postponed until receiving the two doses.

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