Friday, September 19, 2014

Scores Of Islamic State Militants Killed In Iraq While Loading A Chemical Warhead


14 IS Militants Killed As Their Rocket Explodes -- Business Standard

Baghdad, Sep 16 (IANS/EFE) At least 14 members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were killed Tuesday near Baghdad when a rocket whose warhead they were filling with chlorine gas exploded.

Iraqi security officials said seven more IS militants were injured in the incident, which occurred near the town of al-Dhuluiya, about 90 km north of Baghdad.

Al-Dhuluiya was also where four members of the Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen suffered symptoms of asphyxiation after inhaling chlorine gas released by two improvised explosive devices.

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My Comment: If these reports are true .... it raises the stakes dramatically in the war against the Islamic State.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

"It was the first time that chlorine has been used as a weapon in Iraq, although it is not uncommon in neighbouring Syria"

Depending on how you read the statement , it could be untrue. In the current war it is true.

If you see this as a continuation of the war from 2003 to 2011, ISIS in its previous incarnation at Al Qaeda in Iraq has used chlorine before. They used it to attack the police station at Karmah just to the west of Baghdad.

I am of 2 minds on intervention. One I think we should let the 2nd rank players who are causing all sorts of problem for the U.S. should reap what they sow. Turkey is no ally of of the U.S. as long as Erdogan and his Salafi party are in charge. They are using ISISto grind down any Kurds outside of Turkey. Afterwards they all still not be well disposed to Europe or the U.S., because of their version of Islam. Someone said they wanted a buffer state against ISIS. It is true IMO.They want a buffer state, because they fear ISIS to an extent and knows ISIS wants to unseat them for power. Still Erdogan's party hates the U.S. more than he fears ISIS. So let them reap.

ISIS will eventually fund terrorism in the U.S. and Europe, if they have not already done so. They will use WMDS against their enemies depending on whether they can get away with it. They will use chemical and biological weapons against other Muslims,

Obviously they think they can get away with it in Iraq if reports are true.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-al-qaeda-making-anthrax/

http://humanevents.com/2009/01/23/alqaeda-and-the-plague/

Unknown said...

What if they hadn't blown themselves up and launched that chemical weapon?? wow