<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishTangu Machi hadi Septemba 1988, jeshi la Iraq liliwakamata Wakurdi wote katika eneo kubwa lililokuwa limepigwa marufuku na kuwapeleka karibu raia 100,000 kwa ajili ya kuuawa; pia lilitumia silaha za kemikali dhidi ya wakurdi.  <response>: From March to September 1988, the Iraqi army seized every Kurd in a vast prohibited area and carted off nearly 100,000 civilians for execution; it also used chemical weapons against the Kurdish population. 