Genocide in Iraq
Subtitle: the Anfal campaign against the Kurds.
Contributors: Human Rights Watch (Organization); Middle East Watch (Organization)
Series: Middle East Watch report
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Genocide -- Iraq -- Kurdistān; Kurds -- Civil rights -- Iraq; Kurds -- Crimes against -- Iraq; Political crimes and offenses -- Iraq; Kurds -- Relocation -- Iraq; Iraq -- Ethnic relations
Other titles: Anfal campaign against the Kurds.
Description: A narrative account of the Iraqi government's organized attempt to eradicate the Kurds living in northern Iraq, this report captures in riveting detail the multiple phases of the Anfal campaign. Anfal, meaning "the spoils, "is the name of the eighth sura of the Koran. It is also the name given by the Iraqis to a series of military actions that lasted from February 23 until September 6, 1988. Relying in part on previously unpublished Iraqi government documents captured by Kurdish rebels during the Gulf War, Genocide in Iraq reveals a meticulously organized campaign incorporating prison camps, firing squads and chemical attacks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Written by George Black.
"July 1993"--T.p. verso.
Includes documentary, testimonial, and forensic evidence.