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4 days ago · These, as detailed in Chapter Four, included the appointment of Saddam Hussein’s cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid—subsequently known as Chemical Ali—to direct operations, identifying groups that would be targeted, the designation of prohibited areas, and the setting up of detention camps.
14 hours ago · Saddam appointed his cousin Ali Hasan al-Majid as military chief in Kurdistan. al-Majid initiated the al-Anfal campaign; chemical weapons were used against civilians. In April 1988, after a series of Iraqi military victories, a ceasefire was agreed between Iraq and Iran; the war is commonly considered status quo ante bellum.
4 days ago · President Saddam Hussein has renewed the mandate of his cousin, Ali Hassan Al Majid, as military governor in southern Iraq. The new mandate will involve coordinating the regime’s response to attempts to destabilize the area with its Shi’ite majority.
2 days ago · In a significant turn of events, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has emerged victorious in Iran’s presidential election, defeating his hard-line rival, Saeed Jalili. The results were announced after Pezeshkian secured 53.3 percent of the more than 30 million votes counted, compared with Jalili’s 44.3 percent. This pivotal vote comes at a critical juncture marked by heightened ...
2 days ago · Masoud Pezeshkian, ex ministro de Salud y parlamentario desde hace muchos años, fue elegido noveno presidente de la República Islámica de Irán, al obtener el 53,6% de los votos en una segunda ...
14 hours ago · In a speech on June 3, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei explained that the country’s next president should be “an active, hardworking, knowledgeable president who believes in the principles ...
4 days ago · Former moderate President Hassan Rouhani, whose administration negotiated the nuclear deal, said in a video online that people must not vote for the “sultan of resolutions” who played a role ...
