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1631 -HQ-1462938 military campaign. Soon after[ | arrived, the burn victims were taken away by the Turkish government. The refugees began to suffer from severe diarrhea. Hundreds died every day as a result of the sickness. A rumor circulated around the camp that the Iraqis had poisoned the food. According to the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) looked into the cause and determine bread given to the refugees had been poisoned. pay breed. os January 21, 2005]. The Iraq Government appeared to become more secretive about its chemical weapons production after the end of the Iraq- Iran War. Letter #Sh 5/19299, dated December 17, 1988, from the Amn Director of the Governorate of Erbil to all branches, regarding the secrecy of documentation regarding chemical weapons notes: Pursuant to the memorandum from the Honorable Office of the Presidency, number 4/4/11/44154 of December 4, 1988, a decision has been taken to give all letters (memoranda) which contain information about the production of chemical weapons the highest degree of secrecy. Take all necessary measures, keep this memorandum to yourself, and sign for its receipt. This document is referenced in footnote 20 of the HRW Report dated July, 1993, "Final Anfal" section, According to AZIZ, the primary purpose of Anfal was to stop the Kurdish insurgency inside Iraq. Most of the Kurdish population lived in Iraq near the northern border with Iran. A decision was made to relocate the population, at least a significant portion, to settlements 100 or more miles inside Iraq. This relocation was accomplished in a "harsh manner." Those who conducted the relocation, including AL-MAJID and the Governors of the region, were "idiots." In AZIZ's opinion, they probably felt they had to accomplish the task quickly in order to be viewed by HUSSEIN as successful. Neither AZIZ nor any other RCC member was informed or asked for an opinion prior to the start of Anfal. No RCC member protested the decision once the details became known through the media. AZIZ stated that at the time, it seemed "justified for the security of the nation." In retrospect, AZIZ admitted that 59 bic