University of Sulaimani honors the family of Halabja victims
On the 35th remembrance of Halabja chemical bombardment, with the presence of H.E. Dr. Aram Mohammad Qadir, the Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, and the University President, Prof. Dr. Kosar M. Ali, the remaining family of the victims will be honored. The ceremony takes place on March 16, 2023 at the University Presidency where all the teaching staff & employee’s first degree family members of the tragic bombardment will be assembled to be given a medal of honor for their sacrifices.
It is worth mentioning that on March 16, 1988, the previous Iraqi regime brutally killed more than 5000 residence of Halabja with weapons of mass distraction in form of chemical weapon.