[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 3834-3835]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        REMEMBERING A HEINOUS ATTACK AGAINST THE KURDISH PEOPLE

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                            HON. TIM WALBERG

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 18, 2015

  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pause and remember a 
heinous attack against the Kurdish people that occurred 27 years ago 
this week.
  On March 16, 1988, Saddam Hussein's regime dropped chemical weapons 
on the city of Halabja, killing 5,000 innocent men, women, and 
children.
  Thousands more suffered permanent injuries.
  This crime against humanity was the worst part of a larger campaign 
of more than 40 gas attacks aimed at exterminating the Kurds.
  The Kurdish people, however, have proudly persevered, rebuilt, and 
now provide stability and an ally in an often unstable region.

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  Today, while we look back on this solemn anniversary, it is important 
to offer our gratitude to the Kurdish people for their courage and 
sacrifice in the current fight to defeat our mutual enemy ISIL.




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