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48 Terrifying Times Deadly Chemicals Were Used During Biological Warfare

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46. ISIS Terrorists Used Chlorine Against Kurdish Soldiers in Iraq, 2015: Estimated 30 Wounded

Kurdish forces assembled to fight off ISIS. Credit: Fruturity

Kurdish soldiers became some of the most successful forces against ISIS and were keen to defend their homeland from incursion by the terrorist group. Unsurprisingly, they became the targets of many ISIS attacks, including those that used chemical agents.

In 2015, ISIS fighters used chlorine bombs against Kurdish soldiers in an attempt to repel their advance and maintain control of their territory. The chlorine bomb was loaded onto a truck, which was detonated. Though none of the Kurds died in the attack 30 were wounded.

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