Barzani on Halabja Chemical Attack Anniversary: A Historic and Legal Responsibility on Iraq
ARK News.. Masoud Barzani published a message on Monday, March 16, 2026, on the X (Twitter) platform marking the 38th anniversary of the Halabja chemical attack.
Text of Barzani’s Message
“The bombing of Halabja with chemical weapons was an injustice of extreme brutality and a heinous crime against the people of Kurdistan. Nowhere else in the world has a state exterminated its own citizens with chemical weapons except in Iraq, where this major crime was committed against the people of Kurdistan.
Despite this brutal crime, there are still chauvinistic individuals in Iraq who oppose the rights of the Kurdish people. The tragedy of Halabja and other crimes of the past constitute a historical and legal responsibility on Iraq, which obliges it to compensate the people of Kurdistan.
On this anniversary, we send peace and tribute to the souls of the martyrs of Halabja and all martyrs of Kurdistan.”
The Halabja chemical attack, carried out in March 1988, remains one of the most tragic events in Kurdish history and is widely recognized as a symbol of the suffering endured by the Kurdish people during the late 20th century.
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