Chemical attacks in Mosul would be a war crime, United Nations warns

The alleged use of chemical weapons in Mosul, if confirmed, would be a war crime and a serious violation of international humanitarian law, the United Nations has warned.

Chemical attacks in Mosul would be a war crime, United Nations warns

The alleged use of chemical weapons in Mosul, if confirmed, would be a war crime and a serious violation of international humanitarian law, the United Nations has warned.

"This is horrible," Lise Grande, the humanitarian co-ordinator in Iraq said in the statement. "There is never justification, none whatsoever, for the use of chemical weapons."

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