Al jazeera News :The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group is suspected of having used mustard gas against civilians in Syria’s northern Aleppo province.A medical group reported that those injured after at least 50 mortar shells were fired at residential areas of the town of Marea on Friday were exhibiting symptoms of chemical exposure.Local sources told the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), a non-profit humanitarian organisation, that ISIL fighters engaged in clashes with rebels had carried out the attack.SAMS said one of its field hospitals in Aleppo received injured civilians with symptoms including respiratory irritation, wheezing, coughing, irritation and redness of the eyes and mucous membranes, skin irritation, and severe itching. Roughly 30 civilians developed skin blisters, with doctors identifying the cause to be mustard gas, SAMS reported.No deaths have been reported as of yet.
