Askar Village on the Anniversary of the Chemical Attack and the Anfal campaign

On 3 May 1988, Iraq's fallen Ba'sth regime carried out chemical bombardments against the villages of Gobtapa, Askar and Chami Rezan using internationally prohibited chemical weapons, in preparation for the fourth phase of the Anfal campaign. Over 400 civilians were martyred and at least 500 others were injured.

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