IRAQ’s USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION & WAR RECORD
Sept 1980 Iraq invaded Iran, starting an eight-year war where it deployed chemical weapons against Iranian troops and ballistic missiles against Iranian cities.
Feb 1988 Iraq forcibly relocated Kurdish refugees from their home villages in the Anfal campaign, killing between 500,000 and 180,000 Kurds
Mar 1988 Iraq used chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurdish rebels in Halabja, killing an estimated 5,000 Kurds and causing numerous birth defects which affect the town today.
Aug 1990 Iraq began a seven-month occupation of Kuwait, killing and committing numerous abuses against Kuwaiti civilians, some 620 of whom remain unaccounted for.
Apr 1993 Iraq orchestrated a failed attempt to assassinate President George Bush during his visit to Kuwait,
July 2002 Kofi Annan says that Iraq has now promised to return Kuwaiti state documents and archives. It had admitted to having impounded six truckloads of documents.
• Of the 17 cases for Saudi Arabia nationals, all remain unresolved.
• Iraq admitted to detaining 126 Kuwaitis, but said no more about their fate.
• The following military arsenal are still missing from Kuwait:-
o Eight Mirage F-1 aircraft
o 245 Russian-made fighting vehicles
o 90 M113 armoured personnel carriers
o One Hawk battery
o 3,750 Tow anti-tank missiles
o 675 Russian surface-to-air missile batteries. |
