Iraqi Army Thwarts Chlorine Gas Attack by ISIL

Date: 06 April 2016 - 21:01

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BAGHDAD (FNA) – Iraqi army troops backed by volunteer forces thwarted a chlorine gas attack by the ISIL terrorists in Nineveh Province.
Commander of Nineveh Operations said Iraqi forces foiled ISIL’s gas attack near al-Nasr village to the South of the city of Mosul.
There have been reports that the Takfiri militants used internationally banned chlorine gas during attacks in areas near the Central city of Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar, in July 2015.