Iran-Iraq war: Iraq’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Many wars and fights were done with different weapons, but the chemical weapons used in these wars were the worst. These weapons caused mutations and terrible deaths in some countries, and some of them existed even a few years after the incident. Unfortunately, these chemical weapons were used by Iraq during the 8-year war between Iran and Iraq: 1980-1988. Since 1984, Iraq used these chemical weapons too much until the end of the war, but in any case, the country was not allowed to use chemical weapons.

Iran - During the Iraq War, Iraq developed the ability to manufacture, store and use chemical weapons. These chemical weapons include H series blisters and G series nerve agents. Iraq has incorporated these agents into a variety of aggressive ammunition, such as Al-Hussein Scud missile rockets, shells, airstrikes, warheads and the like. During the Iran - Iraq War, Iraqi fighters dropped 250 kilogram bombs full of mustard gas and Tagun and 500 kilogram bombs full of mustard on Iran 's target. Other reports say that Iraq installed a spray can on an unknown number of helicopters and dropped a 55 gallon bottle filled with an unknown agent (probably mustard) from a low altitude.

This mission brought the highest recovery rate of chemical weapons during the Iraq war. These weapons were confirmed to be the remains of the Iraqi weapons program first developed during the Iran - Iraq War, confirming that the Hussein government failed to dismantle and dispose of weapons of mass destruction. In cooperation with the US military intelligence department and an unknown Iraqi owner, massive attacks by US forces and allied forces or Iraqi citizens during the Iran - Iraq war were made, but small scale attacks were still done .

The prohibition on the use of chemical weapons, especially for the general public, is one of the few clear boundaries in the international community. There are some notable exceptions to the First World War, Iran - Iraq War, Saddam Hussein 's attack on Iraq Kurdist, and Syria' s attack against rebels by Assad. In contrast, Syria is a Contracting Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention and prohibits any use. An attack by that chemical substance is an unfair violation against international law. Each country often violates other international laws and normative restrictions, but this is not the reason (almost) to ignore the labor ban. Running chemical weapons taboo is worth it