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July 1983-August 1983: Iraq Uses Chemical Weapons against Iranians and Kurdish Insurgents

Iraq uses “a chemical agent with lethal effects against… Iranian forces invading Iraq at Haj Umran…” [US Department of State, 11/21/1983 pdf file ; Central Intelligence Agency, 1997]