U.S. Intelligence Director: The Islamic State Has Made And Used Chemical Weapons

Activists say that somewhere between 200 and 1,300 were killed in the chemical weapons attack near Damascus. August, 2013

FOX News: Top intel official confirms ISIS made, used chemical weapons

The nation’s top intelligence official confirmed Tuesday that the Islamic State has succeeded in making and deploying chemical agents in Iraq and Syria -- calling it the first such attack by an extremist group in more than two decades.

The confirmation of mustard gas use came during Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he spoke to the Islamic State's growing sophistication online and in the battlefield.

He did not elaborate on where and when the chemical attacks occurred, though there has been mounting evidence the terror group was experimenting with chemical weapons.

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Update: Non-State Actors in Mideast 'Use Chemical Weapons as Means of Warfare' (Sputnik).

WNU Editor: The UN's chemical watchdog was hinting the same thing yesterday .... Chemical weapons watchdog identifies possible sarin gas attack in Syria (AP). Reports that the Islamic State was using chemical weapons have been reported since 2014 .... Report: Islamic State Using Chemical Weapons.