1988 in Iraq

none February 2025 1988 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.2016-01-19 The 1988 Anfal Campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan Sciences Po Violence de masse et Résistance - Réseau de recherche https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/fr/document/1988-anfal-campaign-iraqi-kurdistan.html 2025-02-17 www.sciencespo.fr fr 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.Al-Faw peninsula: 30 years on and ghosts of the Iraq-Iran war remain https://www.arabnews.com/node/1358996/amp 2025-02-17 Arab News en 8 August – The 8-year long Iran-Iraq war ends with the announcement of a ceasefire. Births 10 January – Ameer Sabah, Iraqi footballer. 20 January – Ghazwan Jassem, Iraqi television presenter.Manhom غزوان جاسم https://manhom.com/%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85/ 2025-09-03 من هم بوابة الشخصيات والمؤسسات ar 11 March – Halgurd Mulla Mohammed, Iraqi footballer.Halgurd Mulla Mohammed Taher - Iraq Midfielder https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/135775/halgurd-mulla-mohammed-taher 2025-09-03 ESPN en 27 May – Yassir Abdul-Mohsen, Iraqi footballer. 2 June – Sama Dizayee, Iraqi Journalist. Date Unknown Dhu'l-Nun Ayyub, Iraqi novelist. (b.1908)ذو النون أيوب https://kataranovels.com/novelist/%D8%B0%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8/ 2025-02-23 جائزة كتارا للرواية العربية ar References 1988 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Iraq Category:Lists by century Category:1980s in Iraq Category:1988 in Iraq Category:1988 by country Category:1988 in Asia