ISIS Chemical Weapons Expert, Abu Malik, Killed in Iraq Airstrike: U.S. (Saddam's expert)

NBC ^ | 1/31/15

[Straight Vermonter]

An ISIS chemical weapons expert was killed in an airstrike on Saturday near Mosul, Iraq, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Friday. Abu Malik worked in a chemical weapons production facility under Saddam Hussein before joining al Qaeda in Iraq in 2005, Central Command said. He then joined ISIS, allowing the terrorist group to make use of his experience in chemical weapons capabilities, according to Central Command.

"His death is expected to temporarily degrade and disrupt the terrorist network and diminish ISIL's (ISIS') ability to potentially produce and use chemical weapons against innocent people," the statement said. The U.S. has been targeting ISIS terrorists with airstrikes in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, which began on Aug. 8, 2014.

[Sacajaweau]

You’d think we’d want this one captured.

[Straight Vermonter]

We probably could have if Obama had not pulled all the troops out.

[ColdOne]

"His death is expected to temporarily degrade and disrupt the terrorist network and diminish ISIL's (ISIS') ability to potentially produce and use chemical weapons against innocent people,"

[Eleutheria5]

Wait. Saddam never had any chemical weapons. That was all cherry picking intelligence.

[BigEdLB]

72 !

[lavaroise]

You don’t say. Al Qaeda and ISIS related to Saddam’s WMD program.

[piasa]

bump if you’re still out there

[piasa]

Saddam’s red headed freak al Douri is involved with AQI too though you’d never know it from the way the Obama admin & the press avoids ever mentioning his name.

[piasa]

Guy used to work at al Muthana.

That’s where the UN inspectors found Sarin in 2002

[Straight Vermonter]

Saddam’s red headed freak al Douri is involved with AQI too though you’d never know it from the way the Obama admin & the press avoids ever mentioning his name.

Yes, he's the one that supplied much of the funding to get this war started in Syria.

[DCBryan1]