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| Kurdish fighters report being attacked with chemical weapons by Isis | Kurdish fighters report being attacked with chemical weapons by Isis |
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| Kurdish forces fighting against Isis claim that the extremist group has used chemical weapons against them, according to Germany's Federal Ministry of Defence. | Kurdish forces fighting against Isis claim that the extremist group has used chemical weapons against them, according to Germany's Federal Ministry of Defence. |
| A German official, speaking to The Guardian on condition of anonymity, said that Kurdish peshmerga forces near the northern Iraqi city of Irbil were attacked with rockets filled with chlorine gas. | A German official, speaking to The Guardian on condition of anonymity, said that Kurdish peshmerga forces near the northern Iraqi city of Irbil were attacked with rockets filled with chlorine gas. |
| The official said that many of the soldiers reported the rockets released a yellow gas that smelled like rotten onions upon impact. He added that some were left with breathing problems and irritation. | The official said that many of the soldiers reported the rockets released a yellow gas that smelled like rotten onions upon impact. He added that some were left with breathing problems and irritation. |
| No deaths occurred and German military personnel, around 90 of whom are supporting the peshmerga against Isis, were not present during the attack. | No deaths occurred and German military personnel, around 90 of whom are supporting the peshmerga against Isis, were not present during the attack. |
| Other affects from the reported gas attack included severe headaches, muscle pain, impaired mobility and vomiting. | Other affects from the reported gas attack included severe headaches, muscle pain, impaired mobility and vomiting. |
| Footage captured by an Iraqi bomb disposal team shows another suspected gas attack | |
| The peshmerga are the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region in the north of Iraq. | The peshmerga are the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region in the north of Iraq. |
| It is not the first time that Isis has been accused of using chemical weapons - in March, an Iraqi bomb disposal team captured footage of thick orange gas coming from a detonated roadside bomb. | |
| A handful of other suspected incident have been reported since then. | A handful of other suspected incident have been reported since then. |
| The rockets were reportedly Katyusha rockets, which were developed by the Soviet Union during World War Two. The rockets have gone on to be used by a number of other militaries and militant groups. | The rockets were reportedly Katyusha rockets, which were developed by the Soviet Union during World War Two. The rockets have gone on to be used by a number of other militaries and militant groups. |