Syrian Kurds: Terrorists Used Phosphorus in Aleppo Chemical Attack
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Extremist militants used yellow phosphorous in a chemical attack on the Sheikh Maqsod neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, Kurdish group YPG said.
"We hereby inform you that on March 8, 2016 at 15:00, shelling [was carried out] with rockets that carry chemical material, which we believe to be yellow phosphorous chemical weapon, on Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood by the Syrian armed opposition factions and battalions," YPG's spokesman, Redur Xelilm, said in a statement.
Relatively, the Kurds believe that a coalition of the extremist groups fighting in Syria was responsible for the chemical attack.
Citing sources in the YPG, media stated that several Kurdish soldiers were admitted to a hospital following the reported chemical attack, in which the victims are suffering from itching skin and other symptoms of a chemical poisoning.
Meanwhile, despite the Russia/US-brokered Syrian ceasefire agreement, Aleppo has seen a constant barrage during the past few days.
Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, which is controlled by Kurdish groups, is of strategic importance to all the warring sides.
Reports and videos from the ground suggest that Turkey is one of the sides disrupting the tentative Syrian ceasefire. According to YPG forces, Turkish artillery has been shelling its positions in Aleppo, hampering their operations against al-Nusra Front.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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