Islamic State militants are accused of using chemical weapons in an attack on Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq that wounded four.
According to the Associated Press, both the German Defense Ministry and the Kurdish fighters said Thursday that the Islamic State possibly used chemical weapons during an attack late Wednesday near the town of Makhmour.
The defense ministry in a statement claimed that approximately 60 Kurdish fighters endured breathing difficulties in the aftermath of the attack, though added that no German troops training Kurdish forces in the area were harmed.
According to Kurdish security official Hiwa Qaraji, Islamic State fighters waged an attack on the Kurdish forces Wednesday, injuring four.
Kurdish and German officials did not offer specific information regarding the type of chemical weapons believed to have been used in the attack.