Guide Note:The Halabja Gas Attack occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, from March 15-19, 1988, Iraq dropped chemicals weapons on the Kurdish town of Halabja, Iraq. This was the largest chemical weapons attack to date. George W Bush frequently cited the Halabja gas attack as motive to invade Iraq in 2003. Chemical Ali, Saddam Hussein's first cousin, has been sentenced to execution for his infamous destruction of Kurdish communities throughout the 1980's and 1990's. He earned the name 'Chemical Ali' after his leadership in the Halabja Gas Attack.
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