KANI ASHQAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Item 1 …………………………………………………………………… Decree No. 160 signed by Saddam Hussein Item 2 …………………………………… Memo: List of the Wounded and Killed During a Demonstration Item 3 ……………………………………………………………………..... Memo: Kill Order Against the Wounded Item 4 ……………………………………………………………………….. Memo: Kill Order Against the Wounded Item 5 …………………………………………………………………………………… Memo: List of Removed Villages Item 6 ……………………………………... Memo: List of Villages Removed from 4/21/1987 to 6/7/1987 Item 7………………………………………………………………… Memo: Rumors of a Halabja Chemical Attack Item 8 ………………………………………………… Memo: Possible Destruction of the Khormal Subdistrict Item 9 ……………………………………………… Memo: Attachments from Al-Nafeer Magazine, Issue #4 Item 10 ………………………… Memo: Summary of the Contents of the Al-Nafeer Magazine Articles Item 11 …………………………… Court Document: List of the Halabja Martyrs and Their Beneficiaries Item 12 …………………………… Court Document: Pre-hearing Presentation Regarding Kani Ashqan Item 13 ……………………………………………………… Court Document: Death Certificate of Chemical Ali Kani Ashqan ﻛﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﺷﻘﺎﻥ “The Kani Ashqan crime we are talking about today…was subject to oblivion and a media blackout while an entire quarter was eradicated from the Iraqi map. Even official statistics indicate the removal of 400 houses from this quarter; they were leveled to the ground with many of their inhabitants buried under the debris. The wounded [individuals] from this quarter, who were [being treated] at Halabja Hospital, were executed for no reason. Their only guilt was [that] in 1987, they noticed that the overthrown regime had deported the villages surrounding the district of Halabja, and they were preoccupied by a legitimate fear that the city of Halabja would be the next target for deportation.” 1 – Excerpted from the pre-hearing presentation of the Halabja trial 0F Kani Ashqan is the name of a neighborhood in the Halabja district, which was systematically destroyed with explosives and construction equipment in the year preceding the main Halabja chemical attack, as part of the al-Anfal Campaign in the 1980s. The destruction of the Kani Ashqan quarter was in retaliation for the demonstrations protesting the deportation of neighboring villages. Included in this section are military documents, such as memos and lists of the wounded and killed civilians that were the victims of this deadly campaign. Court documents from the pre-hearing presentation of the Halabja trial are also included in this section, as well as one of the most important documents issued by Saddam Hussein himself— the notorious Decree Number 160 in which Hussein gives his cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid, otherwise known as “Chemical Ali,” full authority in the northern Iraq region. 1 Item 12 In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, and Most Merciful In the Name of the People Revolution Command Council Decree no./160 Decree date: 3/29/1987 Decree In compliance with the provisions of Item (6) of Article Forty-Two, and Item (6) of Article Forty-Three of the Constitution, and in execution of what has been decided in the joint meeting of the Revolution Command Council and the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party held on 3/18/1987, the Revolution Command Council has decided in its session held on 3/29/1987 the following: First - The comrade Ali Hassan al-Majid, member of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party, [has been chosen] to represent the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party and the Revolution Command Council in the execution of their policies in the entire northern region, including the autonomous region of Kurdistan, in order to protect law and order and ensure its stability, and apply the Autonomy Law in the region. Second - In order to achieve the objectives of the decree, the member of the Regional Command assumes the authority of binding orders to all state, civilian, military, and security services, and particularly the powers entrusted to the National Security Council and [the] Northern Affairs Committee. Third - The following entities of the entire northern region are under the authority of the comrade member of the Regional Command, and are committed to the decisions and directives issued by him, which are enforceable according to this decree. 1 - The Executive Council for the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan. 2 - The governors of the governorates and the heads of the administrative units that belong to the Ministry of Local Government. 2 3- The Intelligence, Internal Security Forces, and the Military Intelligence Services. 4- The Leadership of the People's Army. Fourth - The military leadership in the region is subject to the orders issued by the comrade member of the Regional Command, with all that is included in the (first [item]) of this decree. Fifth - The implementation [of] this decree shall take effect from the date of issuance until further notice, and legal provisions that contradict the provisions of this decree are invalid. Saddam Hussein Chairman of the Revolution Command Council Date 5/13/1987 To: The Halabja Security Directorate From: The Halabja Security Adjutancy Following our message 2856 on 5/13/1987 As a result of the clash that occurred today between the joint forces and the demonstrators in the Halabja District, the persons, [whose] names [are] listed below, were wounded and killed. To be kindly informed … with respect. The Killed ( 132 1. Mohammed Aziz Baram. He was 50 years old, [and] worked as a general laborer. [He] lived in Halabja, [in the] Kani Ashqan quarter. ) 2. Sadeeq Mustafa Maarouf. He was 48 years old, [and] worked as a wage-earner. [He] lived in the Sirwan Complex. 3. Media Othman Ali. She was 7 years old, [and] worked as a kid. [She] lived in Halabja Bir Mohammed. 4. Hama Sharif Hama Ali. He was 25 years old [and] worked as a medical assistant. He lived in Jaleela Village/Sirwan. 5. Fattma Sa'id Hama Kareem. She was 16 years old [and] worked as a student. [She] lived in Halabja/Kani Ashqan. 6. Hamza Sleiman Othman Mohammed. He was 15 years old [and] worked as a student. [He] lives in the Sirwan Complex. The wounded 1. Jameela Rasheed Mohammed Rasoul. She is 40 years old [and] works as a housewife. She lives in Halabja, Sheikh Ismaeel. 2. Fahima Abdullah Qader. She is 25 years old [and] works as a housewife. She lives in Halabja, Sheikh Ismaeel. 3. Jalal Fattah Qader. He is 30 years old [and] works as a day laborer. [He] lives in Halabja, Sheikh Ismaeel. 4-Erfan Fattah Mustafa. He is 9 years old [and] works as a student. [He] lives in Halabja, Sheikh Ismaeel. 5-Gazal Fattah Mustafa. She is 11 years old [and] works as a housewife. [She] lives in Halabja, Sheikh Ismaeel. 6-Ali Abdullah Fattah. He is 45 years old [and] works as a servant in Mus'ab Mosque. He lives in Halabja/Dur al-Mu'allemin. 7-Ismaeel Abdullah Qader. He is 6 years old [and] works as a kid. [He] lives in Halabja, Sheikh Ismaeel Quarter. 8-Hadi Hameed Faraj. He is 37 years old [and] works as a driver. [He] lives in the Sirwan Complex. 9-Jamal Hameed Faraj. He is 31 years old [and] works as a driver. [He] lives in the Sirwan Complex. 10-Othman Ali Ahmed. He is 44 years old [and] works as a farm worker in Halabja lives in Kani Ashqan. 11-Othman Ali Kareem. He is 54 years old [and] works as a wage-earner. [He] lives in Halabja, Kani ) Ashqan. 12-Frishna Hama Ameen Mustafa. She is 25 years old [and] works as a housewife. [She] lives in Halabja, Kani Ashqan. 133 ( 13-Hassiba Abdullah Qader. She is 8 years old [and] works as a kid. She lives in Halabja, Sheikh Ismaeel. 14-Haider Mahmoud Ahmed. He is 12 years old [and] works as a student. [He] lives in Halabja, Bir Mohammed. 15-Yeleen Jamal Abdulqader. She is 6 years [old and] works as a child. [She] lives in Halabja, Bir Mohammed. 16-Media Jamal Abdelqader. She is 5 years old [and] works as a child. [She] lives in Halabja, Bir Mohammed. The sender: [Unintelligible] The receiver: [Unintelligible] HALABJA Number/ 324 From/ Halabja Security Directorate/ Section 3 Date/ 5/14/1987 To/ Sulaymaniyah Security Directorate/ Section 3 [The] Halabja Security Adjutancy has informed us in its message numbered 2858 on 5/14/1987, that they were informed by the 5th National Legion Command in their message numbered 945 on 5/13/1987, the following: The commander of the 1st Corps, instructed by Comrade Ali Hassan al-Majid, has ordered the execution of the wounded civilians after receiving confirmation from the party organization, the Security Office, the police department, and the Military Intelligence Center that those civilians are adverse to the authority, and to take advantage of using the bucket loaders and the bulldozers to demolish the quarter of Kani Ashqan. Any crowd should be handled by police, security, and army agencies, and [a] curfew [should] be applied from now until further notice. Destroy any house from which shooting could originate by using tanks and bulldozers. To be kindly informed … with respect. Halabja Security Director (131) URGENT AND SECRET Time of Issuance And Its Date From/ The 5th National Defense Legion Command To/ Members of the Security Committee in Halabja And/ National Defense Legion Forces Command/1 Number of Issuance/ AS 645 The commander of the 1st Corps, instructed by Comrade Ali Hassan al-Majid, has ordered the following: (1)The execution of the wounded civilians after receiving confirmation from the party organization, the Security Office, the police department, and the Halabja Military Intelligence Center [that] those civilians are adverse to the authority. (2) Take advantage of using the bucket loaders and the bulldozers to demolish the quarter of Kani Ashqan. (3) Any crowd should be handled by police, security, and army agencies.