terrorist group has carried out a suspected chemical attack on Peshmerga forces battling the Takfiri terrorists
Daesh or (ISIS) terrorist group has carried out a suspected chemical attack on Peshmerga forces battling the Takfiri terrorists in northern Iraq, Kurdish authorities said.
A rocket which produced a “considerable amount” of yellow smoke was fired on Kurdish forces fighting near the Mosul dam on Monday, said the Kurdistan Region Security Council in a statement.
The statement added that one fighter was injured in the attack and is currently in a hospital, and that the remains of the rocket, which appears to be homemade, have been removed from the site for testing.
Concern about the use of chemical weapons by the ISISTakfiris in the region has been expressed by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), but it says a request must be made by Iraq or the United Nations Security Council before it can begin investigations.
