#Halabja remembered on social networking sites
The brutal 1988 attacks carried out by the government of former dictator Saddam Hussein, and which were later declared a genocide, killed more than 5,000 people, including many women and children.
Micro-blogging site Twitter erupted with Tweets from Kurdish and non-Kurdish politicians.
Excerpts from the Halabja tributes on Twitter.
We honor and remember the thousands of innocent victims of the #Halabja massacre by the Saddam regime, 27 years ago today. #TwitterKurds
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) March 16, 2015
27 yrs ago today, Saddam gassed 5000 Kurd civilians in #Halabja, today #DAESH persists with atrocious crimes against humanity. This must end
— Barham Salih (@BarhamSalih) March 16, 2015
"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on & do nothing" #Halabja pic.twitter.com/tr0LUBiDow
— Angus McKee (@AngusMcKeeFCO) March 16, 2015
On this day in 1988, Saddam Hussein's regime attacked Halabja by chemical bombs,killing 5000 civilians. #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/8uTS2tXZpA
— Global Shapers (@GlobalShapers) March 16, 2015
@UNIraq in #Erbil commemorates the 27th anniversary of the #Halabja atrocity. #IraqCrisis pic.twitter.com/IXdIYDPu4z
— OCHA Iraq (@OCHAIraq) March 16, 2015
'There was more than one chemical attack on the Kurds, but Halabja was by far the most devastating' #NeverForgetHalabja
— Kale (@kaykamran) March 16, 2015
At 11AM GMT+3 the Kurdistan Region will observe a moment of silence for the martyrs of #Halabja #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/rpye8WG0UA
— #Peshmerga (@rbarwari) March 16, 2015
27 years ago, the town of #Halabja, in Iraqi Kurdistan, was bombarded with chemical weapons. In just a few hours, 5,000 people were killed.
— Laween Atroshi [PPC] (@laweenatroshi) March 16, 2015
The museum in Halabja representing the genocide of the kurds on March 16 1988🌹 pic.twitter.com/xOvoSq1eVa
— Free Kurdîstan (@alebabiri) March 16, 2015
Lets see how Iraqi people or how many #arabs attend or show their solidarity today, in memory of #Halabja ?
— Supas (@kgpasha) March 16, 2015
#Halabja will never be forgotten! 5000 lives lost and thousands suffering today from one of the most brutal attacks against humanity.
— Rebaz Q (@RebazQ) March 16, 2015