Assad forces said to use poison gas in new Damascus attack

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56. Chlorine bombs like the one Iraqi "insurgents" used

Iraq Insurgents Turn to Chlorine Bombs

For the third time in a month, Iraqi insurgents have set off a make-shift chemical bomb. All three have used chlorine, which can kill if inhaled and can burn the eyes and skin. The use of chemicals in attacks is a new tactic, reflecting the adaptibility of insurgent groups.

The U.S. military confirms that a pickup truck carrying canisters of chlorine exploded in southwestern Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least five and sending dozens more to hospitals. On Tuesday, a bomb destroyed a tanker truck filled with chlorine north of the capital, killing nine and spewing fumes that made more than 140 sick, including women and children.

There has been at least one other attack with chlorine. In late January, 16 were reportedly killed after a pickup truck with the gas blew up in Sunni-dominated Anbar province.

Killings and bombings have decreased in the center of Baghdad following the beginning of new security operations, but Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, the chief American military spokesman, said surrounding areas have since seen an increase.

Meanwhile, another U.S. helicopter was brought down by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. The military says all nine people aboard were evaucted safely after making a hard landing north of the captial in Diyala province. The Mujahadeen Army, a Sunni insurgent group in the area, immediately claimed credit on the Internet.

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sounds the the acorns aren't falling too far from their trees but at least in Iraq they didn't attempt to blame it on the other side