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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Israel fears IS-affiliated group on Golan may use chemical weapons
Channel 10 says the defense establishment is monitoring the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, a terrorist group affiliated to Islamic State and based on the Syrian side of the Golan, out of concern that it may be planning to test chemical weapons.
According to the report, the group has managed to obtain some of the chemical weapons belonging the Assad regime, and Israel fears that it will soon try to experiment with artillery and mortar shells containing mustard gas.
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