Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Report: Islamic State Has Used Chemical Weapons 52 Times Since 2014



Washington Post: Report: Islamic State has used chemical weapons 52 times in Iraq and Syria since 2014

The Islamic State has used chemical agents 52 times in Iraq and Syria since 2014, according to a new report published Tuesday.

The report, put out by IHS Markit, an information analytics company, and IHS Conflict Monitor, a subsidiary of IHS that uses open-source information to gather data from war zones, also warned of the increasing likelihood the extremist group will use chemical weapons as it retreats from the city of Mosul.

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WNU Editor: The Obama administration has been very quiet on the Islamic State's use of chemical weapons .... unlike the Russian government and military who have been very vocal on the use of these WMDs by rebel forces in Syria .... Russia confirms evidence of chemical weapons in Aleppo, Syria (UPI).

More News On Reports That The Islamic State Has Used Chemical Weapons 52 Times Since 2014

ISIS used chemical weapons at least 71 times in Iraq, Syria -- AP
ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq, Report Says -- NYT
Islamic State has used chemical weapons 71 times, group charges -- The Times of Israel
Mosul: UN says Islamic State stockpiling chemicals as Iraqi troops inch ahead in Mosul -- ABC News Online
ISIS Using Chemical Weapons? Islamic State Reportedly Gathering Ammonia, Sulfur Amid Mosul Battle -- IBTimes

1 comment:

Bob Huntley said...

"The Obama administration has been very quiet on the Islamic State's use of chemical weapons"

Wonder who supplied them.