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June 13, 2017, 6:46 am
IS chemical weapons capability degraded, analysts say
London-based group says jihadists likely retain expertise to produce small quantities of deadly agents
By
AP
January 2, 2017, 10:25 am
UK minister warns IS plotting chemical attack in Europe
Following reports it used mustard gas in Iraq and Syria, terror group believed to have ‘aspirations’ to carry out a ‘mass-casualty’ strike
By
ToI Staff
September 1, 2016, 3:15 pm
US set to destroy big chemical weapon stockpile
780,000 mustard agent-filled artillery shells to be dismantled and neutralized in compliance with international treaty
By
Dan Elliott
May 23, 2016, 6:32 am
IS said to experiment on prisoners with chemical weapons
Terror group also reported to move chlorine and mustard gas operations to dense residential areas in Mosul
By
ToI Staff
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AFP
April 27, 2016, 11:20 pm
Israeli official: IS-affiliate’s use of chemical weapons a ‘red line’
Senior official says Jerusalem ‘will not stand by’ if the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade tests the deadly agents
By
ToI Staff
April 27, 2016, 1:33 am
Israel fears IS affiliate on Syrian border holds chemical weapons
Officials are monitoring the actions of the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, believing they may be planning to test the deadly agents
By
ToI Staff
April 5, 2016, 2:03 pm
IS said to carry out deadly chemical attack on Syrian army
State media says group fired mustard gas rockets at besieged Deir el-Zour military airport; casualties unknown
By
AFP
February 15, 2016, 7:02 pm
Diplomat: Islamic State used mustard gas against Kurdish fighters
Global chemical weapons watchdog confirms first use of the gas in Iraq since Saddam Hussein’s fall in 2003
By
ToI Staff
January 5, 2016, 11:45 am
UN watchdog finds traces of Syria sarin gas exposure
Chemical weapons agency investigating 11 incidents; won’t say where, or who was responsible for use of banned munitions
By
AFP
November 6, 2015, 4:00 am
Weapons experts confirm mustard gas used in Syria war
UN watchdog sources say deadly weapon unleashed in Marea on August 21; unclear who is behind attack
By
Maude Brulard
August 22, 2015, 12:32 am
US: Tests show mustard gas traces in Islamic State attack
US Army official says final testing underway on mortar fragments presented by Kurdish forces fighting IS in Iraq
By
Lolita C. Baldor
August 17, 2015, 3:41 pm
Chemical watchdog: IS gas attacks a ‘matter of serious concern’
Group says it will contact Iraqi authorities after Kurds report possible chlorine or mustard gas attack
By
AFP
August 16, 2015, 5:12 am
Testing reportedly shows Islamic State used mustard gas on Kurds
Samples from attack in Syria two weeks ago confirm use of nerve agent or precursor, officials say
By
ToI Staff
August 14, 2015, 2:18 am
Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says
White House probing whether jihadists deployed nerve agent — possibly obtained from stockpile Assad tried to squirrel away — in attack on peshmerga in northern Iraq
By
AP
,
AFP
and
ToI Staff
October 13, 2014, 9:04 pm
Islamic State said to use chemical weapons on Kurds
Health officials in embattled town of Kobani assert that deaths of several Kurdish fighters were due to exposure to toxins
By
ToI Staff
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