Halabja (Kurdish: ھەڵەبجە, romanized: Helebce, Arabic: حلبجة[3]) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about 240 km (150 mi) northeast of Baghdad and 14 km (9 mi) from the Iranian border.

The Halabja massacre (Kurdish: کیمیابارانی ھەڵەبجە Kêmyabarana Helebce) took place in Iraqi Kurdistan on 16 March 1988, [2] [3] [4] when thousands of Kurds were killed by a large-scale Iraqi chemical attack.

2013年3月16日 · The attack on Halabja on 16 March 1988 was the most notorious act of chemical warfare in modern times, the BBC's Jim Muir in Baghdad says. Iraqi government forces attacked the town near the...

2023年3月15日 · March 16 marks the 35th anniversary of the most egregious case of murder by poison gas of Iraqi civilians by their own leader, Saddam Hussein. On that day in 1988, Iraqi bombers filled the skies over Halabja, a town of some 60,000 people. They shelled the city all day, breaking windows and doors and forcing people to take shelter in their cellars.

2025年3月13日 · Around 3,500 to 5,000 people died that day in Halabja. It was the first time in modern history that a government attacked its own people with chemical weapons. The events of March 16, 1988, were a continuation of the genocidal campaign that began a year before Anfal, and a promise of events to come. Over the course of one year, some 100,000 ...

2018年3月16日 · Thirty years after the chemical attack, Halabja and its wounded survivors are still suffering from the aftermath. This suffering has been exacerbated by current Iraqi government’s psychological and economic warfare against Kurds.

Iraq was said to be keen to avenge the fall of Halabja, which is seen as an important centre for Kurdish resistance in their struggle for autonomy. The assault came after two days of conventional...

2018年3月15日 · Thirty years ago, on March 16, 1988, the regime of then-President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, committed one of the worst atrocities of the modern era: the murder by poison gas of thousands of civilians in the Kurdish-Iraqi town of Halabja.

2025年3月2日 · In this massacre, Saddam Hussein ordered the use of chemical weapons in the town of Halabja, with his army launching poison gas against the city. The attack is the largest use of chemical weapons toward civilians in modern history, resulting in 5,000 casualties in the region.

2024年9月29日 · Halabja, one of the oldest and most picturesque cities in the Kurdistan Region, boasts a rich history spanning approximately 500 years. The city’s origins trace back to settlers from remote villages in the Hawraman region and Eastern Kurdistan (northwestern Iran) …