ISIS Uses Chemical Weapons against Iraqi Forces

A military source says the Takfiri ISIS terrorist group has employed chemical weapons in its latest attack on forces in northern Iraq.

A military source says the Takfiri ISIS terrorist group has employed chemical weapons in its latest attack on forces in northern Iraq.

Local Iraqi Commander Sirwan Barzani told the media network Rudaw that ISIS chemical raid on Saturday wounded at least 14 soldiers. 

Iraqi Forces launched a counterattack and used heavy equipment to diffuse the poisonous gas.

“The state of those injured troops is stable,” Barzani said, adding, “After a counterattack by Iraqi forces, the situation at the battlefield has stabilized.” 

Last week, Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu said fact-finding teams from The Hague-based watchdog have discovered traces of sulfur mustard, commonly known as mustard gas, in attacks carried out by ISIS.