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1631-HQ-1462938 brother,[S™~™~—CCCCO Xs there. The journey _took him approximately an hour. Upon arrival at the village,[__] saw i ers acting normally and going about their normal routine. ee cee that his brother had fled the villa use he had been injured in the attack. After some time, began to see the effects of the attack on some of the villagers. The most common symptoms were pain to the eyes and loss of vision. People began to flee the village as word of the injuries spread throughout the village. [vent to the PUK field hospital _ in the village of Knati to search for his brother. Pecause[ 7 face was so badly burnea | ~]did not initially recognize his brother and found him only after his brother called out upon hearing voice. face was dark from the burn and appeared sunken, as if dehydrated. All the patients at the hospital were victims of that evening's chemical attack. On April 17, 1987, at approximately 6:30 am, heard the sound of artillery approaching the village of Khati. The Iraqi military had started a ground offensive in the Balisan Valley. The Iraqi military began clearing the valley one village at a time. The Iraqi military first fired artillery at the village, and then cleared it with tanks. when[ heard the artillery fire approaching Khati, he knew that village would soon be the next target. [__ along with his brother and four other injured Kurds, fled the valley to hide in a cave in the mountain. | identified the others as two civilians from Balisan, a civilian from Sheikh Wasan, and a fighter from hometown. When they arrived at the cave, [~Jeaw other victims from the chemical attack, captured Iraqi soldiers and civilians hidin estimated their number to be approximately 40. C4 interview, December 15, 2004). On April 19, 1987,[| ___]1ea his brother and the remaining injured to the village of Sheikh Wasan. Although the Iraqi chemical attacks had concentrated on Sheikh Wasan and Balisan, the gasses had dissipated from a section of Sheikh Wasan because of the topography of the area. As a result ,[___Jand his group stayed the night of April 19 on that relative y safe side of the village. The next morning,[ lana his small group traveled from Sheikh Wasan to Balisan. He gathered the food he had previously hidden on April 18, 1987. Although the food had been 19