‘Chemical Ali’ Execution Approved
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq |
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Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as “Chemical Ali” will be executed for his role in the 1980’s campaign against Kurds.  Â
In those attacks, at least 100,000 Iraqi Kurds were killed, including a 1988 attack with poisonous gas and chemical agents that killed 5,000 people in the village of Halabja.
The approval by Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani and two vice presidents was the final step clearing the way for “Chemical Ali’s” execution by hanging. It could now be carried out at any time, and should be complete within 30 days.
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