CBRN event in Iran, Islamic Republic of on Sat 23rd July 1988

23rd July 1988

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Iran claims Iraqi forces have moved across large sections of Iran and bombed the villages of Sar-e Pol Zahab and Gilan-e Gharb with chemical weapons. The chemical attacks are said to have injured "a large number of villagers." Gilan-e Gharb, 20 miles inside Iran, fell under the weight of a chemical attack. "The aggressors also captured Sar-e Pol Zahab garrison using the same dastardly tactic."

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