ISIS in Iraq: Chemical Attack Kills 3-year-old Girl; Wounds 600 People
ICC Note: ISIS carried out another chemical weapons attack in Iraq on Saturday morning. 600 people have been reported wounded, and a 3 year old girl was murdered. The wounds of those affected include chemical burns, suffocation, and dehydration. Christians, minorities, and civilians have all been forcibly displaced from their homes since ISIS took over many of their homes in Iraq. Now, they have the power to permanently damage, disfigure, and torture via suffocation the displaced peoples of Iraq.
3/12/2016 Iraq (NY Daily News) – The Islamic State group has launched two chemical attacks near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing a 3-year-old girl, wounding some 600 people and causing hundreds more to flee, Iraqi officials said Saturday.
Security and hospital officials say the latest attack took place early 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.” Hussein said a German and an American forensics team arrived in the area to test for the presence of chemical agents.
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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