1. Welcome to

2. HALABJA WILL REMAIN IN OUR HEART & WILL NEVER BE FORGotten

3. A brief history of Halabja
Halabja was built in 1850s or older than that.

4. Jaff tribe was the founder of Halabja

5. Halabja lies in northeast of Iraq, and is 80 km from the south eastern city of Sulaimaniyah and 16 km away from Iran.

6. Population of Halabja (including surrounding villages)
In 1990s: 120,000

7. The religion of the vast majority of people of Halabja is Islam.

8. Their native language is Kurdish.

9. Halabja before the attack
Since 1889, Halabja has been the site of struggle and confrontation between the Jaff tribes and their opponents.
The most famous leader of Jaff tribe was Adila Khanim who was a lady ruled Halabja from 1909 to 1924.

10. Between 1930s and 1980s there were several political activities and movements in Halabja, and some political groups and parties appeared and established their cells there.

11. Halabja has been bombarded by Iraqi armed forces several times:
In 1963, by General Zayeem Sadiq
In 1974, by Baath Regime
In 1987, by Baath Regime

12. Three days before the attack
The catastrophe of Hallabja chemical bombardment time is night of 13th /14th March 1988.

13. Morning of 16th March 1988 Sun is rising

14. People flood into the streets, bazaars and alleys

15. Beautiful spring & spotless sky

16. Preparation to lunch

17. The massacre of Halabja
16th March 1988

20. Saddam and Ali Hassan Al-Majid (Chemical Ali) were sentenced to death (executed) after the liberation of Iraq
30th Dec 2006
25th Jan 2010

21. Who supplied the chemicals?!!
Precursor chemicals and manufacturing equipment came from a variety of sources - the government of Iraq had a great deal of indigenous capacity for manufacturing the weapons.
Many of the shells found at Halabja have Soviet markings.
With regard to Western companies, there is data pointing to 85 German, 19 French, 18 British and 18 US suppliers.
- BBC News Magazine, taken from
Christine Gosden, Liverpool University

22. Recognition of Halabja attack and Saddam’s campaign against Kurds as genocide by UK parliament

23. Halabja now!