The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mustard-gas/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png mustard gas | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mustard-gas/ 32 32 IS chemical weapons capability degraded, analysts say https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-chemical-weapons-capability-degraded-analysts-say/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 03:46:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1638598 London-based group says jihadists likely retain expertise to produce small quantities of deadly agents

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]]> UK minister warns IS plotting chemical attack in Europe https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-minister-warns-is-plotting-chemical-attack-in-europe/ Mon, 02 Jan 2017 08:25:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1532012 Following reports it used mustard gas in Iraq and Syria, terror group believed to have 'aspirations' to carry out a 'mass-casualty' strike

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]]> US set to destroy big chemical weapon stockpile https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-set-to-destroy-big-chemical-weapon-stockpile/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:15:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1455175 780,000 mustard agent-filled artillery shells to be dismantled and neutralized in compliance with international treaty

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]]> IS said to experiment on prisoners with chemical weapons https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-said-to-experiment-on-prisoners-with-chemical-weapons/ Mon, 23 May 2016 03:32:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1396804&preview_id=1396804 Terror group also reported to move chlorine and mustard gas operations to dense residential areas in Mosul

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]]> Israeli official: IS-affiliate’s use of chemical weapons a ‘red line’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-official-is-affiliates-use-of-chemical-weapons-a-red-line/ Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:20:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1383163 Senior official says Jerusalem 'will not stand by' if the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade tests the deadly agents

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]]> Israel fears IS affiliate on Syrian border holds chemical weapons https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-fears-is-affiliate-on-syrian-border-holds-chemical-weapons/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:33:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1382700&preview_id=1382700 Officials are monitoring the actions of the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, believing they may be planning to test the deadly agents

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]]> IS said to carry out deadly chemical attack on Syrian army https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-said-to-carry-out-deadly-chemical-attack-on-syrian-army/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:03:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1370208 State media says group fired mustard gas rockets at besieged Deir el-Zour military airport; casualties unknown

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]]> Diplomat: Islamic State used mustard gas against Kurdish fighters https://www.timesofisrael.com/diplomat-islamic-state-used-mustard-gas-against-kurdish-fighters/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:02:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1340563 Global chemical weapons watchdog confirms first use of the gas in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's fall in 2003

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]]> UN watchdog finds traces of Syria sarin gas exposure https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-watchdog-finds-traces-of-syria-sarin-gas-exposure/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:45:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1315363 Chemical weapons agency investigating 11 incidents; won't say where, or who was responsible for use of banned munitions

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]]> Weapons experts confirm mustard gas used in Syria war https://www.timesofisrael.com/weapons-experts-confirm-mustard-gas-used-in-syria-war/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:00:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1279275 UN watchdog sources say deadly weapon unleashed in Marea on August 21; unclear who is behind attack

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]]> US: Tests show mustard gas traces in Islamic State attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-tests-show-mustard-gas-traces-in-islamic-state-attack/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 21:32:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1237439 US Army official says final testing underway on mortar fragments presented by Kurdish forces fighting IS in Iraq

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]]> Chemical watchdog: IS gas attacks a ‘matter of serious concern’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/chemical-watchdog-is-gas-attacks-a-matter-of-serious-concern/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:41:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1234479 Group says it will contact Iraqi authorities after Kurds report possible chlorine or mustard gas attack

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]]> Testing reportedly shows Islamic State used mustard gas on Kurds https://www.timesofisrael.com/testing-reportedly-shows-islamic-state-used-mustard-gas-on-kurds/ Sun, 16 Aug 2015 02:12:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1233750 Samples from attack in Syria two weeks ago confirm use of nerve agent or precursor, officials say

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]]> Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-likely-used-mustard-gas-on-kurds-us-says/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:18:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1233095 White House probing whether jihadists deployed nerve agent -- possibly obtained from stockpile Assad tried to squirrel away -- in attack on peshmerga in northern Iraq

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]]> Islamic State said to use chemical weapons on Kurds https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-said-to-use-chemical-weapons-on-kurds/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:04:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1076886 Health officials in embattled town of Kobani assert that deaths of several Kurdish fighters were due to exposure to toxins

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