Iran condemns ISIL’s chemical attack near Kirkuk
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Iraqi men carry the coffin of three-year-old Fatima Wais, who was killed following a chemical attack by Daesh terrorist group against the town of Taza, south of Kirkuk, during her funeral on March 11, 2016. © AFP
Iran has strongly denounced the recent chemical attack by the ISIL terrorist group which left hundreds of people wounded in the northern Iraqi Province of Kirkuk.
According to Press TV, on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari expressed sympathy with the Iraqi nation and government as well as those injured in the terror attack that, as he said, amounts to a crime against humanity.
The incident is yet another wake-up call for the international community and highlights the need for the adoption of transparent policies to firmly confront the Takfiri terror groups, particularly ISIL, and punish their supporters, the Iranian official added.
Last week, ISIL terrorists fired mortar shells and Katyusha rockets filled with “poisonous substances” into the village of Taza, located some 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Kirkuk.
A three-year-old girl, identified as Fatima Wais, lost her life and up to 600 others sustained injuries during the chemical attacks.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed on Saturday that ISIL terrorists would be punished for the brutal raid.
Iran dispatched a medical team to Iraq to help the victims following a request by the Iraqi side for emergency help.
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