US Military: Tests Show IS May Have Used Chemical Weapon

The U.S. military says initial field tests show traces of a chemical agent on mortars used by Islamic State militants to attack Kurdish forces in Iraq. U.S. Brigadier General Kevin Killea, head of military operations against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, said field tests showed the presence of HD, or what is known as sulfur mustard, a class one chemical agent. He said the field tests were not conclusive and that final tests are underway to make a definitive...

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