Iraqi Kurds flee for shelter

Iraqi Kurds flee for shelter

CHAMCHAMAL, Northern Iraq - Iraqi Kurdish residents flee from the village of Chamchamal near the Iraqi government-controlled northern town of Kirkuk on March 18 for fear of possible chemical attacks from President Saddam Hussein's forces stationed nearby.

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