Was Greek Fire a New, Genuine Breakthrough Chemical Weapon?

Most of us think of chemical weapons as a twentieth century phenomenon. But did you know that one existed in the medieval world as well? We call that chemical weapon Greek fire. For many, the term chemical weapon has negative connotations. We recall the gas mask as an essential piece of equipment for World War […]

The Anfal Campaign Against the Iraqi Kurds

The Anfal Campaign against the Iraqi Kurds – Today in History. September 7, 1988 is an important day for the ethnic minority Kurdish people of Iraq. September 7 and 8 marked the end of a major military drive by Iraqi forces in the Anfal Campaign against the Iraqi Kurds of northern Iraq. The military operations […]