Isis launches two chemical attacks in northern Iraq

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/12/isis-launches-two-chemical-attacks-in-northern-iraq

Up to 600 people injured and three-year-old girl killed in assault near city of Kirkuk

Isis launches two chemical attacks in northern Iraq
Associated Press
Saturday 12 March 2016 08.02 EST

Islamic State fighters have launched two chemical attacks near the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, killing a three-year-old girl and wounding up to 600 people, Iraqi officials have said.

Security and hospital officials said the latest incident took place early on Saturday in the small town of Taza, which was also struck by a barrage of rockets carrying chemicals three days earlier.

“There is fear and panic among the women and children,” said Adel Hussein, a local official in Taza. “They’re calling for the central government to save them.”

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The wounded are suffering from infected burns, suffocation and dehydration, said Helmi Hamdi, a nurse at the Taza hospital. He said eight people were transferred to Baghdad for treatment.

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2. Islamic State unleashes chemical attacks, Iraq says

Islamic State forces have attacked an Iraqi town at least twice this week with mortars containing an unidentified chemical, killing a three-year-old child and wounding or driving out hundreds of people, Iraqi officials said, according to media reports.

In the latest attack, the town of Taza, near the northern city of Kirkuk, was hit early Saturday, the Associated Press reports, quoting security and hospital officials.

“There is fear and panic among the women and children,” Adel Hussein, a local official tells the AP. “They’re calling for the central government to save them.”

Hussein said a German and an American forensics team arrived in the area to test for the presence of chemical agents.

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2016/03/13/islamic-state-unleashes-chemical-attacks-iraq-says/81726758/