Turkey army says 22 Syria rebels hurt in IS chemical attack

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AFP Istanbul
Last Updated : Nov 27 2016 | 1:28 PM IST
Twenty-two pro-Ankara Syrian rebels were hit by a chemical gas attack from Islamic State (IS) jihadists in northern Syria, the Turkish army said today.
"After a rocket was fired by Daesh (IS), 22 opposition members were observed to have been exposed in their eyes and bodies to chemical gas," the general staff said in a statement, quoted by the state-run Anadolu news agency.

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First Published: Nov 27 2016 | 1:28 PM IST

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