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37. Iraqi Terrorists Used Chlorine Against Civilians in Ramadi, Baghdad, Fallujah, et all, 2006-2007: 115 Casualties, 854 Wounded

Chlorine gas explosion. Credit: Peter Clifford Online

As the war in Iraq progressed, and the country fell into complete disintegration and chaos, chlorine bombs became increasingly used by terrorists against civilian populations. Beginning in 2006, insurgents began filling tanks with chlorine gas and placing them into trucks, which were then detonated.

Over the following year, 115 people would die, and many more were injured in these attacks; the vast majority of the casualties were Iraqi children. Those who died were usually killed in the initial explosion, while the wounded were affected by the ensuing release of chlorine gas.

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