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1631-HO-1462938 report dated July, 1993, "Prelude to Anfal" section. The note provides details about an Iraqi citizen who petitioned for information about his missing parents and brother. It states the brother was executed July 12, 1987, as "a member of the group of Iranian saboteurs." The note further explains that the parents were executed May 19, 1987: in compliance with the order from the Struggling Comrade ALI HASAN AL-MAJID, member of the Regional Command that was relayed to us by letter number 106309 of the Security Directorate of the Autonomous Region, marked 'Secret and to be Opened Personally,' and dated May 1, 1987, regarding the liquidation of first-degree relatives of criminals. [attached as document #xx]. A hand-written communication, Number 3324, dated May 14, 1987, from the Security Director of the City of Halabja to Amn Suliemaniyeh regarding the execution of wounded civilians referenced cable Number 945 from the Command of the Fifth Army Corps and dated the previous day. Number 3324 stated, in pertinent part: The Commander of the First Army Corps issued an order as requested by Comrade ALI HASAN AL-MAJID to execute the wounded civilians after the Party Organization, the Security and Police Departments and the Intelligence Center have confirmed their hostility toward the authorities; to use earth movers and bulldozers to raze the neighborhood of Kani Ashgan. [Attached as document #XxX]. According to HRW/Middle East Watch (MSW) interview of a former resident, as documented in footnote 44, "Prelude to Anfal" section, this action and the reported destruction of some 1,500 homes was punishment for an anti-government demonstration. AL-MAJID issued two significant and brutal directives that detailed the regime's intentions regarding the Kurds. AL- MAJID personally signed the first directive, Number 28/3650, dated 06/03/1987, was issued to the Commanders of the First, Second, and Fifth Army Corps, the Security Directorate of the Autonomous Region, the DMI, and the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS). The directive detailed the protocols for prohibited areas and included orders to kill all humans and animals. Paragraph 34