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First on CNN: ISIS suspected of mustard attack against US and Iraqi troops
CNN ^ | September 21, 2016 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 09/21/2016 2:45:49 PM PDT by Pinkbell

Washington (CNN)ISIS is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the Qayyara air base in Iraq Tuesday where US and Iraqi troops are operating, according to several US officials.

The shell was categorized by officials as either a rocket or artillery shell. After it landed on the base, just south of Mosul, US troops tested it and received an initial reading for a chemical agent they believe is mustard.

No US troops were hurt or have displayed symptoms of exposure to mustard agent.

One official said the agent had "low purity" and was "poorly weaponized." A second official called it "ineffective."

A US defense official said troops had gone out to look at the ordnance after it landed. Based on seeing what they thought was a suspect substance, two field tests were conducted.

The first test was positive and the second was negative, the official said. The substance is now being sent to a lab for further examination.

US troops involved in the incident went through decontamination showers as a precaution. No troops have shown any symptoms of exposure, such as skin blistering. CNN has reported on previous instances where ISIS has fired rounds with mustard agents in Iraq and Syria.

The officials said they "had expected" that ISIS might try use chemical weapons as US and Iraqi forces push towards Mosul in an effort to take the city back from ISIS. Several hundred US troops are using the base as a staging area for supporting Iraqi forces.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chemicalweapons; iraq; isis; isiswmd; mustardgas; wot
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Glad our troops are ok.
1 posted on 09/21/2016 2:45:49 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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Hmmm. Guess they found that somewhere in Iraq.


2 posted on 09/21/2016 2:47:09 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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And Obama and Clinton want to minimize and dismiss Islamic terrorism. Enough! Time to take the war to anyone who doesn’t denounce Islamic terrorism. Give our troops license to kill them.


3 posted on 09/21/2016 2:49:13 PM PDT by Reno89519 (It is very simple, Trump/Pence or Clinton/Kaine. Good riddance Lyn' Ted, we regret ever knowing you)
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To: Pinkbell

The gas came through BENGHAZI....?


4 posted on 09/21/2016 2:49:33 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: JudyinCanada

Hmmm. Guess they found that somewhere in Iraq.


Surely cant be. No WMD’s in Iraq. And besides, ISIS is a JV team. You expect me to believe they could get their hands on WMD’s.

Can”t wait til the Law and Order candidate wins!


5 posted on 09/21/2016 2:49:49 PM PDT by mouse1
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To: Pinkbell

But who can believe anything on CNN?


6 posted on 09/21/2016 2:50:09 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Why isn't Hillary in jail?)
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To: Pinkbell

All those degrees in chemical engineering from US schools to foreign nationals are finally paying off.


7 posted on 09/21/2016 2:50:49 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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For the last time, THERE ARE NO WMDs IN IRAQ! /s
8 posted on 09/21/2016 2:50:52 PM PDT by Chgogal (A woman who votes for Hillary is voting with her vagina and not her brain.)
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To: Pinkbell

Wind has to be juuuuuuust right.

THAT is why Aum ShinRiKyou chose the subway:

Confined airspace.


9 posted on 09/21/2016 2:51:02 PM PDT by gaijin
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obama you ####. Sorry but no troops were destroyed for life because of you this time.

I can’t wait till you’re out of office.

And I’m comforted by knowing that whenever your time comes, you are going straight to ####ing hell!!!


10 posted on 09/21/2016 2:51:07 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Pinkbell

Its that pesky JV team again.


11 posted on 09/21/2016 2:53:20 PM PDT by Starboard
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12 posted on 09/21/2016 2:53:24 PM PDT by CMS (I have not heard any politicians say how to take away guns from criminals, just law abiding citizens)
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If true, this sets up a whole new scenario.
If WMDs are used against your troops, then WMDs can now be used against the enemy.................


13 posted on 09/21/2016 2:53:33 PM PDT by Red Badger (YES, I'm Deplorable! I Deplore the entire Democrat Party!....................)
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"...at the Qayyara air base in Iraq Tuesday where US and Iraqi troops are operating..."

Wait, what? I thought Obozo pulled all American troops out of Iraq?
There must be some mistake, couldn't be American troops.......

14 posted on 09/21/2016 2:53:39 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: dp0622

Unexpected in a war of “narratives”.

sarc//


15 posted on 09/21/2016 2:53:40 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Pinkbell

Does mustard gas have an “expiration” date. Would mustard gas manufactured years ago be effective today?


16 posted on 09/21/2016 2:54:18 PM PDT by forgotten man
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Thank you Obama.... Thank you Hillary... Blood is on their hands


17 posted on 09/21/2016 2:54:38 PM PDT by NYC-RepublicanCT (Trump vs Media/Dems/Obamas/NeverTrumpers. Still winning!!!)
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Cant be leftists have been telling us for YEARS that Bush lied and there were no WMD’s


18 posted on 09/21/2016 2:55:25 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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There were WMDs but Bush didn’t want word getting out:

http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/bombshell-new-york-times-reports-wmds-found-iraq/


19 posted on 09/21/2016 2:55:43 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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"You were right, we shouldn't have stopped at that hot dog vendor, now I'm having a mustard gas attack and I need another diaper change."

20 posted on 09/21/2016 2:57:06 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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