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NASIN Foundation for Research

Hoshman Ata Mahmod

ORCID 0000-0003-3252-9892

Research & Publications

Journal article

Analysis of the Halabja Chemical Attack Crime: Iraqi Military Strategy and Political Motives Behind the Crime

Hoshman Ata Mahmod

This study explains the military strategy behind the chemical bombing of Halabja, going into the depths of the political and military decision of the Iraqi state to commit this crime. The reason for choosing this title is to dispel the doubts that have existed since the beginning of the crime and still exist about the perpetrator, whether Iran or Iraq committed the crime. The study, based on official Iraqi sources, seeks to reveal this fact. Using a historical analytical approach, the study aims to examine Iran's strategic objectives in the occupation of Halabja, the Iraqi regime's reaction to the attack and its broad geopolitical implications, using original sources, including Iraqi government military documents external. The main question of the study seeks to answer the tactics behind the use of chemical weapons in Halabja. He says the bombing was not just a tactical exercise, but a planned military action aimed at suppressing the Kurdish resistance, taking control of the area and punishing the residents of Halabja en masse.

NASIN-RES-000005

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Scientific research

Reflection of the Halabja Gas attack crime in the Iranian media, Case Study, the Ettela'at Newspaper

Hoshman Ata Mahmod

The Kurdish people in South Kurdistan have been struggling for their political and civil rights since the establishment of the modern Iraqi state. they have faced many wars and adversities along the way. The most prominent of these events and tragedies is the gas attack on Halabja on March 16, 1988. Although this incident was a tragedy for the people of the region, it later had a significant impact on the Kurdish cause and the creation of international solidarity. Although the crime was committed on the eve of the Cold War and the regional level Iraq-Iran war was on the way, the Kurdish voiceless in international community, but due to Iran's efforts at the political, diplomatic and media levels, health and economic support for the victims It echoed in the international media. Inside Iran, the Ettela’at newspaper, one of the oldest and most important newspapers in Iran, has been covering the humanitarian, health, political, cultural and international consequences of the incident for several weeks. It can be used as a useful source for understanding the consequences and course of events after 16th of March.

NASIN-RES-000002

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