Compare and Contrast the Anfal Campaign in Iraq and the Behavior

question 7

Essay

Compare and contrast the Anfal Campaign in Iraq and the behavior of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Discuss the selection of their victims and reasons, including why these victims were targeted. Discuss lessons from these cases on how and why state-sponsored genocide occurs.

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Definitions:

Actin Myofilament

A protein filament that, along with myosin, plays a role in muscle contraction and cell movement.

Z Disk

A structure within the sarcomere of muscle fibers that serves as the attachment site for actin filaments, marking the boundary between sarcomeres.

Sarcomere

The structural unit of a muscle fiber, consisting of a repeating sequence of actin and myosin filaments, responsible for muscle contraction.

Actin Myofilament

A protein filament essential to muscle contraction, part of the thin filaments in muscle fibers that slide over myosin for muscle movement.