22nd anniversary of Anfal, the genocide attack against Kurdish nation

The year of 1988 carried with it a brutal, relentless and torturous terror campaign that lasted from 23rd February until 6th September against a defenseless and oppressed society, that of the Kurds of Kurdistan. This premeditated operation was designated the name ‘Al-Anfal’ or ‘the Spoils of War’ as mentioned in the eighth chapter of the Qur’an.

The Anfal Campaign waged against the Kurds was undertaken by Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime directed by his ruthless cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid or as he became known ‘Chemical Ali’ or ‘The Butcher of Kurdistan’. The campaign consisted of eight phases that attempted to exterminate a vulnerable population. Anfal was characterized by acts of mass executions and disappearance of women, children and at times an entire village. Read more