48 Terrifying Times Deadly Chemicals Were Used During Biological Warfare

48. ISIS Terrorists Used Sulfur Against Civilians and Soldiers Near Mosul, 2016: 2 Casualties, 1500 Wounded

The battle for Mosul was possibly the bloodiest in the move to liberate Iraq from the terrifying reign of ISIS. Despite careful international strategizing, there were mass civilian casualties, due to the fighting, breakdown of law and order, and starvation.

In a counterattack against the encroaching forces, terrorists connected to ISIS set fire to a sulfur mine near Mosul. Sulfur dioxide fumes spread over the city and injured an estimated 1500 individuals. Two people died in the attack that targeted both civilians and soldiers indiscriminately. 

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