Iraqi government to punish Takfiri terrorists for chemical raid

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday the ISIL Takfiri terrorists will be punished for a recent chemical attack in northern Iraq that claimed the life of a young girl.

According to Press TV, the mustard gas attack targeted the town of Taza, Kirkuk Province, on March 9 from the nearby village of Bashir, which is under the control of ISIL (Daesh).

The attack left dozens of people injured and hospitalized, including three-year-old Fatima Samir, who died of respiratory complications and kidney failure in hospital on Friday.

Prime Minister Abadi said in a Saturday statement that the attack on Taza “will not go unpunished.”

Hundreds of mourners held a funeral on Friday for Fatima while some of them carried placards demanding protection.

According to Burhan Abdallah, the head of Kirkuk health directorate, four people were in serious condition after the gas attack and have been taken to the capital, Baghdad.

Samples have been collected from the site of the attack and are being examined by experts to determine the chemical agent used in the deadly assault. Local officials believe it is mustard agent.

The Iraqi air force hit Bashir with a strike overnight. Abadi promised a ground operation to recapture the town from Daesh.

The Takfiri terrorists have so far launched similar chemical attacks in both Syria and Iraq, where they have been wreaking havoc over the past months.

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