In Iraq, the Islamic State group has attacked Government troops with some type of gas in western Mosul. The spokesman for the Joint Operation Command in Iraq, Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool has said that the Daesh terrorist gangs tried to block the advance of forces by using shells filled with toxic chemical material. <br/><br/>He said, six soldiers suffered breathing problems from the attack. The attack comes a day after an Iraqi military officer said IS militants launched a gas attack in the al-Abar neighborhood in western Mosul.