Jets bomb home of 'Chemical Ali'

Coalition aircraft today struck the home of an Iraqi general known as ”Chemical Ali” for ordering a poison gas attack that killed thousands of Kurds in 1988.

Coalition aircraft today struck the home of an Iraqi general known as ”Chemical Ali” for ordering a poison gas attack that killed thousands of Kurds in 1988.

Two coalition aircraft attacked General Ali Hassan al-Majeed’s villa in the southern city of Basra early today, using laser-guided munitions.

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