Chemical security

Kurdish Sources: ISIL Carries out Chemical Attack in Iraq

The sources said on Monday that the Takfiri extremists launched several mortar rounds containing chlorine gas at the village of Bashir some 20 km South of Kirkuk the previous night, presstv reported.

Scores of Peshmerga fighters suffered temporary respiratory problems and nausea in the wake of the assault, and were transported to the Kirkuk hospital.

The development came only a week after fighters from pro-government Popular Mobilization units recaptured Bashir from ISIL terrorists.

Head of the Iraqi Turkmen Front Arshad Salihi said in a statement on May 6 that ISIL militants had lobbed a barrage of mortar shells containing chemical agents on Taza Khurmatu South of Kirkuk.

Three civilians lost their lives in the attack and hundreds more suffered injuries.

Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu said recently that fact-finding teams from The Hague-based watchdog have discovered evidence suggesting the use of sulfur mustard in ISIL attacks.