Saddam Regime Document: Saddam Ordered The Use of Chemical Weapons in Northern Iraq (Translation)

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[jveritas]

That is the key word "Special Ammunition" that I will be looking for in each document I read.

[jveritas]

Any time :)

[justa-hairyape]

Thanks for the mention and glad to contribute to your blog. It appears that we have a logical answer for why they could not produce documentation as to where tons of chemicals usable in chemical WMD went. They were used to kill hundreds perhaps thousands of Kurds and Persians. Not even Saddam could admit doing that. The US negotiators painted him into a corner that he could not remove himself from. One of the many remaining questions is where did the Biological WMD end up that they admitted making in another document ? The UN negotiators actually closed the Biological WMD file until they discovered that Iraq had in the past ordered thousands of tons of biological growth mediums from the US and Europe.

[TexKat]

First Anfal--The Siege of Sergalou and Bergalou, February 23--March 19, 1988

It is evident that the regime attached a special significance to the new campaign right from the beginning. An Iraqi Defense Ministry order, for example, signed on February 23, passes on a Revolutionary Command Council decree that those who fall in the coming fight against the "saboteurs" and the attendant campaign of village "purification" are to be venerated as "Martyrs of the Glorious Battle of Saddam's Qadissiyah"--that is to say, the war against Iran.7

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[TexKat]

AL ZAYEN = klezayen = old weapons, ancient weapons

[jveritas]

Thanks, but I am sure it is the name of a "Chemical Weapon Agent".

[mtntop3]

"Special ammunition" doesn't sound exactly like lollipops.

[UpskirtPantyhoseLover]

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[TexKat]

Letter shows Saddam ordered plans for chemical attack

18:02 , 24 Mar 2006]

Iraq,(The Scotsman)

Bassam Mroue

Saddam Hussein ordered plans to be drawn up for a chemical weapons attack on Kurdish guerrilla bases in northern Iraq in 1987, according to a letter signed by his personal secretary.

The letter was among a series of memos between Saddam's office, military intelligence and the army found by United States troops in Iraq; they do not say if the attack was carried out.

The planned attack appears to have been part of the 1987-88 campaign that left more than 180,000 Kurds dead and demolished hundreds of Kurdish villages in northern Iraq. In the most notorious incident, the town of Halabja was bombed with mustard and nerve gas in 1988, killing 5,000 residents.

In the papers released by the US, a report from Iraq's military intelligence details the bases of Kurdish rebels, led by Ibrahim Barzani, and Iranian troops.

Saddam's secretary replies, saying, "The leader Mr President has ordered that your department study with experts a surprise attack with special ammunition in the areas of Barzani's gangs and the [former Iranian leader Ayatollah] Khomeini Guards."

"Special ammunition" is the phrase used throughout Saddam's regime for chemical weapons. Later documents mention specifically the nerve agent sarin and mustard gas.

The US military says the government "has made no determination regarding the authenticity of the documents, validity or factual accuracy of the information contained therein".

Note: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

[jeffers]

Very interested in any documents relating Iraqi intelligence to the US 2001 anthrax attacks.

Excellent work so far.

[jveritas]

I am looking my fellow freeper and I will post the translation when I find such a document.

[jeffers]

Rumor has it Iraq was able to acquire bentonite, in spite of news stories to the contrary. Also critical would be data related to small orifice spray drying technology.

Thanks for the fine work to date, whether further inroads are made into Iraqi CBW research or not.

[jveritas]

OK the other Chemical Agent that I did not orginally know the translation for it is AL ZAREN rather than AL ZAYEN and it is a nerve agent according to another document ISGZ-2004-602055-ELC where they mention AL Zaren being a nerve agent. This ISGZ-2004-602055-ELC document talks about the nevrve agents.

[justa-hairyape]

If it turns out Saddam used nerve gas agents, that may be the first and only time in World History that they were used in large scale warfare. The Germans had them in WWII, but did not use them.

BTW - In another thread, cannot find it now, you mentioned that Iran did not have Chemical Weapons in the Iran/Iraq war. I distinctly remember reading newspaper articles back then describing their use. Here is a link that also says they used them.

Iran CW

Keep up the awesome work. Iran just announced that they will have a nuclear weapon within a year.