Iraqi War Update: ISIS attack as Hundreds are being treated for toxic gas explosion

Smoke of the toxic gas

The people of Iraq, Mosul residents to be precise are being treated of toxic gas effection after the so-called ISIS fighters set a gas plant suspected to be sulphur plant ablaze.

Reporting from the region, US military fighters said the Islamic terrorist group set the sulphur plant ablaze earlier this week as they fled and advance due to the approach of Iraqi and Kurdish forces to Mosul town, the stronghold of the Islamic terrorist.

According to report from Reuters on Saturday, about a 1,000 people were being treated of breathing problems and  US soldiers were also seen wearing masks after wind was blowing towards their direction.

Qusay Hamid Kadhem, an Iraqi commander to AFP news agency that at-least two people have died and many injured from the sulphur plant explosion.

However Iraqi forces are advancing to the town of Qaraqosh, just 32km away from Mosul, were ISIS is most populated, also their stronghold.

The town that has majority of Christian is Qaraqosh in Iraq, according to reports, the town is currently empty as ISIS have be attacking with suicide vest even before the main war started.