The 25th anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on the town of Halabja has been commemorated in Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
Kurds from across the region came together to remember those who died after Saddam Hussein’s air force dropped poison gas on the town.
Around 5,000 people, mostly women and children, were killed during the attack, while many more died in the aftermath due to diseases caused by the contamination.
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