Clouds of mustard gas and other unidentified chemical substances rise into the air over Halabja. (Kurdistan.net) On this day in 1988, SU-22 jets from the Iraqi Air Force began dropping chemical munitions on Halabja, a Kurdish town located in Northern Iraq. Taking place during the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqi air raid was, ostensibly, an effort…

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