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Report: ISIS Used Chemical Weapons Against the Kurds

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ISIS reportedly used chemical weapons against Kurdish forces in Iraq on Wednesday, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The attack occurred in northern Iraq, where 60 Peshmerga fighters suffered injuries that appeared to be the result of chemical weapons.

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