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In 1986 when this genocide was starting, the space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing seven. In 1988 when the genocide was ending, George Bush was elected as president. The U.S supported Saddam Hussein and overlooked the genocide.

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According to the Human Rights Watch, it claims, "The phenomenon of the Anfal, the official codename used by the government in its public pronouncements and internal memoranda, was well known inside Iraq, especially in the Kurdish region." The Human Rights watch also observes, "However, I found my home completely empty. My wife and my kids were not there. What a catastrophe! What a horror! I was told that the whole family had fallen into the hands of the Anfal forces in the Anfal operation counducted in the Northern region, under the leadership of Comrade Ali Hassan al-Majid." The Anfal did not tell the victims' families what was happening and took them without warning, so they would not flee. "Genocide Trial Hears from Anfal Victim" it states, "BULLOCK: Sabar al-Douri was head of Iraqi military intelligence at the time. He insisted no charges should be brought since that was a time of war, that the deaths of civilians couldn't be helped and, al-Douri said, the Anfal Campaign was launched to stop a specific plan by Iranians and Kurds to blow up two key dams in Iraq." The perpetrators claimed that because this genocide was during a time of war, it didn't matter that the civilians were being killed.

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According to "Anfal Campaign and Kurdish Genocide" it states "Gendercide: Throughout the Kurdish Anfal, men and boys of 'battle age' were rounded up and 'disappeared' en masse." This explains The Kurdish Anfal genocide was gender biased and killed mostly men and boys of battle age in a mass. "The Crimes of Saddam Hussein" by Dave Johns observes, "At these camps, men and boys deemed old enough to carry a weapon were separated from women, the elderly and the young children." The Anfal Campaign took men and boys old enough to carry a weapon, because they were the strongest, and executed them. "What Caused the Anfal Genocide." claims, "Adult males fit for military service (between the ages of 15 and 50 years) who were considered to be insurgents were rounded up, transported from the concentration camps, and summarily executed in a move that aimed at exterminating adult male Kurds. The Anfal took men and boys that looked like insurgents, or people who would rebel, and executed them.

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The Kurdish people in Northern Iraq were the victims. They are not that strongly recognized and speak the Kurdish language.

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The Anfal Campaign were the perpetrators. It is run by the Iraqi government. Saddam Hussein (the president of Iraq) and his cousin, Ali  Hassan Majid planned the Anfal campaign attack and genocide.

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The Anfal Genocide took place in Northern Iraq, This tragedy happened because Kurdish guerrillas came together with Iranian units, the Iraqi military was not happy with the Kurdish rebellion so they attacked and executed them. It lasted from 1986-1988.