1988 in Iraq

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See also:	Other events of 1988 List of years in Iraq

The following lists events that happened during 1988 in Iraq.

Incumbents

• President: Saddam Hussein
• Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein
• Vice President:
  • Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf
  • Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri

Events

• 16 March – The Halabja massacre is carried out by Iraqi forces using chemical weapons in the northern Kurdish city of Halabja , which was occupied by Iran days earlier as part of the Iran–Iraq War. ^[1]
• 17 April – Second Battle of al-Faw started to free the Al-Faw peninsula in southern Iraq, which has been under Iranian occupation for 2 years. The campaign was successful and by the 20th of April, the peninsula was under Iraqi control. ^[2]
• 8 August – The 8-year long Iran-Iraq war ends with the announcement of a ceasefire.

Births

• 10 January – Ameer Sabah, Iraqi footballer.
• 27 May – Yassir Abdul-Mohsen, Iraqi footballer.
• 2 June – Sama Dizayee, Iraqi Journalist.

References

1. "The 1988 Anfal Campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan | Sciences Po Violence de masse et Résistance - Réseau de recherche". www.sciencespo.fr (in French). 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
2. "Al-Faw peninsula: 30 years on and ghosts of the Iraq-Iran war remain". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-02-17.