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Kurdish official says Islamic State used chlorine in three attacks
Source: Jerusalem Post
A Kurdish Military Official said on Monday he had evidence Islamic State has used chlorine as a chemical weapon against peshmerga forces three times in northern Iraq.
General Aziz Waisi, who said his forces were exposed to the chemical, said the insurgents had used chlorine in a December attack in the Sinjar area and in two others in January west of Mosul, including a Jan. 23 attack described by Kurdish authorities on Saturday.
Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Kurdish-official-says-Islamic-State-used-chlorine-in-three-attacks-394067
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