Halabja, a bordering town, was bombed on March 16, 1988 during the final days of Iraq’s war against Iran. Around 5,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the deadly attack, which also left around 10,000 people injured.

On Thursday, scores of Kurds from Halabja staged a demonstration outside the German Consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, and repeated previous demands for a swift trial of those responsible for the gruesome attack, Press TV reported.

The demonstrators said German companies that used to sell chemical bombs to Saddam should specifically be held accountable for the massacre. They also called on Berlin to help the Iraqi government in its efforts to persuade international organizations to recognize the 1988 attack on Halabja as genocide while helping victims who still suffer from the chemical attack with their treatment.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has held special events in days leading to the 30th anniversary of the Halabja bombing, including a conference in the United States.

Thousands of Kurds were killed during Saddam’s rein in Iraq as the strongman never tolerated the large minority group.

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