Posted on 01/30/2015 6:58:21 PM PST by BenLurkin
A US-led coalition air strike killed a chemical weapons specialist with the Islamic State group in Iraq who once worked for Saddam Hussein, US military officers said on Friday.
The air raid carried out last Saturday near Mosul took out Abu Malik, whose training "provided the terrorist group with expertise to pursue a chemical weapons capability," the military said in a statement.
Malik had worked at a chemical weapons production plant under Saddam's regime and later forged an affiliation with al Qaeda in Iraq in 2005, before joining the extremist IS group, according to Central Command.
"His death is expected to temporarily degrade and disrupt the terrorist network and diminish ISIL's ability to potentially produce and use chemical weapons against innocent people," it said.
(Excerpt) Read more at hindustantimes.com ...
“expected to temporarily degrade and disrupt the terrorist network..”
well ....THEYRE not afraid to call a spade a spade. Thats refreshing.
oops
Thanks for the heads up...ops off?
Well, that doesn’t mean he actually MADE any chemical weapons for Saddam, right? /sarcasm;)
Not to worry the Zero will now release 5 chemical experts from Club Gitmo.
Not to worry the Zero will now release 5 chemical experts from Club Gitmo.
Abu Malik = Salih Jasim Mohammed Falah al Sabawi
Trivia...
Ona of Saddam’s nephews captured in Beirut Lebanon is named Sabil Sabawi
He was gathering goodies: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/30/isis-chemical-weapon-specialist-was-gathering-equipment-before-he-was-killed.html
Abu Malik used to work at the Iraqi chem weapons facility called al Muthana.
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