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Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq.

Historical image related to Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. from February 23, 1988

Anfal campaign

Operation targeting rural Kurdish civilians in 1988

The Anfal campaign was a counterinsurgency operation which was carried out by Ba'athist Iraq from February to September 1988 during the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict at the end of the Iran–Iraq War. The campaign targeted rural Kurds because its purpose was to eliminate Kurdish rebel…
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February 23

Day of the year

February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 311 days remain until the end of the year.
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