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.

the answer is: they rebelled against saddam hussein’s rule.

kurds opposed saddam rule and wanted independence. kurds in the north and shiites in the south revolt against hussein.

for example, the halabja attack in 1988 conducted against the kurdish people by the iraqi regime under saddam hussein, where between 4000 people are killed and around 9000 are injured.