Posted on 01/31/2015 10:53:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind
An ISIS chemical weapons expert who used to work for Saddam Hussein was killed last weekend during a coalition airstrike.
Abu Malik died Jan. 24 near Mosul, according to a statement released by U.S. Central Command Friday. In the past, Malik had worked at one of Hussein’s chemical weapons facilities. He joined al-Qaeda in 2005, then later became a member of ISIS.
According to the statement, his background provided ISIS “with expertise to pursue a chemical weapons capability.” His death should “temporarily degrade and disrupt the terrorist network and diminish ISIL’s ability to potentially produce and use chemical weapons against innocent people.”
Mosul remains a hotly contested city in northern Iraq; last year, ISIS fighters seized the city during an aggressive push to control new territory. Earlier this month, however, Kurdish forces fired rockets into Mosul. It was the first move of its kind since ISIS took over.
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