,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #djc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,mrs4          
,blackburn7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! campaign ( g5ocide aga9/ ! 
,kurdi% p 9 ,iraq4  ,:]eas ,saddam      
,husse9's campaign ( g5ocide aga9/      
,iraq's ,kurdi% community began 9 !     
#aifjs & t #d1ejj ,kurdi% villages 7    
de/roy$ betwe5 #aigf & #aihh2 ,:]eas !  
campaign ( g5ocide aga9/ ,iraq's ,kurdi%
 community includ$ ! deportation &      
disappe>ances ( ,faily ,kurds 9 ! #aigjs
 & #aihjs1 ! murd] ( #h1jjj ,kurdi% m5 &
 boys f ! ,b>zani tribe 9 #aihc1 ! use (
 *emical weapons 9 ! late #aihjs 9 !    
,anfal op]ation & notably at ,halabja2  
,:]eas dur+ ! ,anfal campaign ( g5ocide 
9 #aihg to #aihh almo/ #bjj1jjj ,kurds  
p]i%$ or disappe>$1 families 7 torn     
ap>t2 ,:]eas ?is ye> m>ks ! #bg?        
anniv]s>y ( ! attacks on ,halabja & o!r 

,kurdi% t[ns :5 ,iraqi planes us$ poison
 gas to kill ?\s&s ( ,iraqi ,kurds 9    
gross violation ( ! int]national        
conv5tions aga9/ ! use ( *emical        
weapons2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #i1 #aihh1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate pass$ !         
,prev5tion ( ,g5ocide ,act ( #aihh call+
 = sanctions aga9/ ,iraq aft] ! use (   
*emical weapons on ! ,kurds2 ,:]eas !   
,prev5tion ( ,g5ocide ,act ( #aihh      
ackn[l$g$ t ! ,iraqi army has und]tak5 a
 campaign to depopulate ! ,kurdi%       
regions ( ,iraq by de/roy+ all ,kurdi%  
villages 9 l>ge "p ( nor!rn ,iraq & by  
kill+ ! civilian populations 7,section  
#b1 subsection #c74 ,iraq's campaign    
aga9/ ! ,kurdi% p appe>s to con/itute an
 act ( g5ocide 7,section #b1 subsection 
#g72 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bh1 #bjac1 !  
,briti% ,p>liam5t pass$ a resolution    
recogniz+ ! ,kurdi% g5ocide2 & ,:]eas   
recognition by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! campaign ( g5ocide aga9/ ! ,iraqi  
,kurds w s5d to ! _w a message ( support
 = int]national conv5tions & human      

rights3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes &     
deplores ! campaign ( g5ocide aga9/ !   
,kurdi% p 9 ,iraq2  7#b7 calls on !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to recognize !  
campaign ( g5ocide committ$ aga9/ !     
,kurdi% p 9 ,iraq2  7#c7 urges          
int]national organizations to d ! same2 
&  7#d7 reaffirms its commitm5t to !    
fri5d%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !     
,kurdi% p 9 ,iraq4