The two men directly responsible - Saddam Hussein and his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid - known as "Chemical Ali" - were hanged in 2006 and 2010.

BBC: Iraqi Kurds mark 25 years since Halabja gas attack

But there is hardly any sympathy among Iraqis for Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, who earned the nickname "Chemical Ali" for the enthusiasm he exhibited in ordering mustard and sarin gas attacks that killed thousands of Kurdish civilians in 1988.

NPR: Iraq Set to Hang Three from Saddam Era

The area was governed by Saddam's cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid, the infamous so-called "Chemical Ali, " who is believed to have orchestrated the gassing of the Kurds in Halbaja in 1988.

CNN: War Stories: 'All we can do is try to stay alive'

They believe it was part of the intelligence headquarters of Ali Hassan al-Majid, who ordered the gassing of thousands of Kurds in 1988.

BBC: UK troops appoint Basra 'mayor'

On Saturday, the British called in an airstrike on the home, in Basra, of Ali Hassan al-Majid, whom Mr. Hussein put in charge of the southern part of the country.

CNN: Basra offers a lesson on taking Baghdad

Ali Hassan al-Majid, to give his proper name, is Saddam Hussein's cousin, and he ordered the use of poison gas to kill as many as 180, 000 Kurdish men, women, and children.

NPR: Saddam Hussein's Cousin Sentenced to Hang

Majid Jamali Fashi was convicted of the January 2010 killing of Massoud Ali Mohammadi, an Iranian university professor and a nuclear scientist.

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