US Troops Suspect IS in Possible Chemical Attack on Base in Iraq

A U.S. military official says Islamic State is suspected of firing a rocket or artillery shell that landed on a military base in northern Iraq and may have contained a mustard agent. In remarks to reporters at the Pentagon, an official said no one was hurt in Tuesday's attack on the Qayyarah West air base, but several hundred U.S. troops were on the base at the time. The official said the rocket fell within the security perimeter of the base, but called the attack "militarily...

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