Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 29, 1988

I was at home. At breakfast, Yasser told some details of the operation. He was in the role of a sniper in the operation and in addition to individual supplies, he was carrying around eight kilos of ammunition, which he took up to the height of Surmer's horn. Their food was not good and he did not take canned food with him.

I have back pain. It must be a local cold; Sometimes this pain comes. I have been infected repeatedly.

The age of Muhammad's brotherhood came. He brought me the sample of the film he prepared to send to the presidents of the world assemblies. The city of Halabja and the interesting and intimate situation of the fighters with the people of the city when they arrived and then the chemical bombing by Iraq and the terrible scenes and destruction of the city are narrated in this film.

Mr. [Khosro] Aruj came. [Map] Kalek brought the situation facing the forces on the 10th Wal-Fajr front and gave a report on the road management situation and then the protection and order of Halabja and preventing the looting of people's property that was started by some Iraqi opponents and removing the nuisance from the people at the airport with unnecessary strictness.

Yasser's friends came to see him. I greeted them. Newspapers have started expressing regrets and congratulation about Yasir's injury. The Iraqis are starting to bombard the cities with chemical weapons and bitterly criticize the UN Secretary General for condemning Iraq for using chemical weapons in Halabja. In addition to being defeated at the front, they are also under political and propaganda pressure.

In the evening and last night, Yasser had visitors from his relatives. Mehdi called from the operational area and told about the weakness of engineering and chemical and fire defense.

Mr. Sanjaghi informed that last night we captured the heights of Mani Tabuk on the right wing of Walfajr 10 operational area.