4. What additional factors led to the destabilization of the Mid: How did Saddam Hussein’s policies towards the Kurds evolve over time, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s?

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How did Saddam Hussein’s policies towards the Kurds evolve over time, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s?

Lewis Gant 45m3 · Accepted Answer

Saddam’s policies initially aimed at suppressing Kurdish self-rule, but the situation escalated in the 1980s, especially during the Iran-Iraq War, when he sought to crush Kurdish resistance by using brutal tactics, including the infamous chemical attack on Halabja in 1988.