Iran condemns Daesh chemical attack near Kirkuk

Iran has strongly denounced the recent chemical attack by the Daesh terrorist group which left hundreds of people wounded in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Press TV reported.

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari expressed sympathy with the Iraqi nation and government as well as those injured in the terror attack that, as he said, amounts to a crime against humanity.

The incident is yet another wake-up call for the international community and highlights the need for the adoption of transparent policies to firmly confront the Takfiri terror groups, particularly Daesh, and punish their supporters, the Iranian official added.

Last week, Daesh militants fired mortar shells and Katyusha rockets filled with “poisonous substances” into the village of Taza, located some 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Kirkuk.

A three-year-old girl, identified as Fatima Wais, lost her life and up to 600 others sustained injuries during the chemical attacks.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vowed on Saturday that Daesh terrorists would be punished for the brutal raid.

Iran dispatched a medical team to Iraq to help the victims following a request by the Iraqi side for emergency help.

Source: MENA