Mustard gas used in Iraq in August
Mustard gas was used in two attacks in Iraq near the Kurdish capital of Arbil in August last year, sources close to the world's chemical watchdog said on Monday.
"The results of some sampling have confirmed the use of mustard gas," one source said, referring to an investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Iraqi Kurdish authorities at the time said the attacks were carried out by Islamic State group fighters
Photo: A chlorine-tinged cloud of smoke rises into the air in the town of al-Alam in Salahuddin province(Reuters)
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