Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (click here) said on Saturday it has evidence Islamic
State used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against Kurdish peshmerga
forces....
Do the Peshmerga have trained medics to rescue those wounded and/or exposed to chlorine? There is a difference between an alliance that goes to every extent to protect and treat soldiers and one that dumps them off to survive on their own. One is moral and one is not.
...Chlorine is a choking agent whose use as a chemical weapon dates back to World War One. It is banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.
It was not possible to independently verify the Kurdish allegation.
The statement said the analysis was carried out in a European Union-certified laboratory after the soil and samples were sent by the Kurdish Regional Government to a "partner nation" in the US-led coalition that is fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. A source in the Kurdish Security Council declined to identify the laboratory.
"The fact ISIS relies on such tactics demonstrates it has lost the initiative and is resorting to desperate measures," the Kurdish government said in the statement, using an alternate acronym for the Sunni militant group....
I agree. I believe while there remains a presence of ISIS in Iraq and Syria they are forces scattered and challenged to survive. If Daesh surrenders does the alliance have POW facilities? It is best for Daesh to surrender and allow the women and children find safe haven.
Not to give over to the idea there is no need for further action, but, this is a sign the conflict is waning. I am sure any soldier on the ground or any jet pilot would state otherwise.
Are the Peshmerga absolutely sure those responsible for the chlorine exposure was Daesh?
Do the Peshmerga have trained medics to rescue those wounded and/or exposed to chlorine? There is a difference between an alliance that goes to every extent to protect and treat soldiers and one that dumps them off to survive on their own. One is moral and one is not.
...Chlorine is a choking agent whose use as a chemical weapon dates back to World War One. It is banned under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.
It was not possible to independently verify the Kurdish allegation.
The statement said the analysis was carried out in a European Union-certified laboratory after the soil and samples were sent by the Kurdish Regional Government to a "partner nation" in the US-led coalition that is fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. A source in the Kurdish Security Council declined to identify the laboratory.
"The fact ISIS relies on such tactics demonstrates it has lost the initiative and is resorting to desperate measures," the Kurdish government said in the statement, using an alternate acronym for the Sunni militant group....
I agree. I believe while there remains a presence of ISIS in Iraq and Syria they are forces scattered and challenged to survive. If Daesh surrenders does the alliance have POW facilities? It is best for Daesh to surrender and allow the women and children find safe haven.
Not to give over to the idea there is no need for further action, but, this is a sign the conflict is waning. I am sure any soldier on the ground or any jet pilot would state otherwise.
Are the Peshmerga absolutely sure those responsible for the chlorine exposure was Daesh?
