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Why did Saddam Hussein use weapons of mass destruction against Kurdish people and Shiite Muslims?

They started a turf war within Iraq’s borders.
They sided with Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War.
They plotted to give control of Iraq to Saudi Arabia.
They rebelled against Saddam Hussein’s rule.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They rebelled against Saddam Hussein’s rule.

He used chemical weapons and brutal repression to crush internal uprisings and eliminate groups (Kurds in the north, Shia in the south) he saw as threats to his hold on power (e.g., the 1988 Anfal campaign and the suppression of post‑Gulf War Shiite uprisings).