Exclusive – Watchdog to Probe Alleged Mustard Gas Use By Islamic State

 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Reuters, 20/10 18:20 CET

By Anthony Deutsch

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Islamic State militants “most probably” used the banned chemical weapon mustard gas against Kurdish forces in Iraq and international inspectors have been asked to investigate, diplomatic sources told Reuters.

A team of inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will go to Iraq next week to help determine if the blistering agent sulphur mustard was used in the battlefield, three sources told Reuters.

Islamic State already has a broad arsenal of weapons and military vehicles seized from Iraqi forces. It launched an attack with “weaponised chlorine” in January and there have been at least four other occasions it allegedly used chemical weapons, regional officials said.

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Source: Euronews