ISIL Shells East of Mosul with Chlorine Gas, 10 Casualties

Rasa - A security source in Nineveh Province revealed that the ISIL group launched an attack, using chlorine gas, on West of Mosul, killing four civilians and injuring six others.

News ID: 428826

Date: 11 April 2017 - 21:32

RNA - Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Abdel Aziz al-Numani said that three rockets were launched on al-Hadba area, East of Mosul, killing four civilians and wounding six others, including women and children, with burns and suffocation, Iraqi News reported.

The initial reports revealed that the casualties suffered suffocation and burns caused by the toxic chlorine gas, Numani added.

He also pointed out that the engineering teams of the army’s 16th brigade are examining the remains of the rockets to determine the nature of the attack.

Numani also declared that the ISIL is responsible for the terrorist attack, which was launched from Hawi al-Kanesa area, in Western Mosul.

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