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H.Res. 583 (103rd)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the Iraqi Government's campaign against the Marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq.

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7 October 1994

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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7 February 2024

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should immediately: (1) raise in the United Nations (UN) Security Council the issue of Saddam Hussein's campaign of repression against the marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq; (2) insist that UN weapons inspectors be permitted to conduct on site inspections concerning the possible use by Iraqi troops of chemical weapons against such Arabs; (3) seek to provide humanitarian assistance to persons fleeing from the marshes; and (4) study and report to the Congress concerning the establishment for the marsh Arabs of a safe haven zone in the marshes of southern Iraq and the environmental consequences of the destruction of this vast wetlands area.

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